dis
Example Sentences
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When Ghostface dismisses Gale as “an old irrelevant hag,” there’s no way of telling if that Gen Z dis is a hint, a feint or a mistake.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
"I guess I jest gwyne set dese old bones down on dis heah porch and watch out for dat noise 'gin" says Jim.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2024
Dre's Ni'Jah zealotry could easily refer to Nicki Minaj's Barbz army or Swifties, or anyone wrought to a frenzy by the mildest dis of their celebrity fixation.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2023
“We said openly, ‘Don’t dis the guy — he’s thin-skinned and quick to take insults,’” Hill said of this counsel to Obama about Putin.
From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2022
Tis d’shock o’ havin’ all dis mos’ terrible ting appen.”
From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor
