diss
n.an insult or a comment that shows no respect. It is a short way of saying 'disrespect' and is common in music and street culture.
n.An expression of disrespect or a verbal insult. Frequently used in hip-hop culture and social-media conflicts.
“He took the comment as a major diss.”
“The rapper released a new track that was clearly a diss aimed at his former producer.”
“What began as a subtle diss in a social media post quickly escalated into a public feud that dominated the entertainment headlines for weeks.”
Often used in the phrase 'a diss track' or 'a diss at someone'.
Originated in Jamaican English or African American Vernacular English, probably originally a clipping of disrespect or disparage, both from the prefix dis-, ultimately from Latin dis-.
Clipping of dissertation.
From Arabic دِيس (dīs).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.