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I believe "diss" is just a shortened version of "disrespect," and its roots are
in African-American dialect. Isn't slang allowed on this list? No disrespect
intended. ;-)
> > ...don't think I'm "dissin'" y'all please).
Beverly Parks wrote:
> I don't like the term "dissin'." I'm not even sure what it
> means. But I'm sure the word it is meant to replace is a
> very good, established English word. One that the majority of
> the English-speaking world would understand. Unlike some
> new-fangled connection of letters that just sounds like someone
> never learned how to talk.
