dis

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For one dish I must eat because 'dis is Germany,' and another because 'dis is England,' placing at the word a large slice of roast-beef on my plate.

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  1. transitive verb Informal To show disrespect to, often by insult or criticism: "[The network] is often dissed for going after older, less demographically desirable viewers” (Michael McWilliams).

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  • If the dis-ease is, by itself, hypercholesterolemia or high cholesterol, then the cure for the dis-ease must be nothing other than lowering the high cholesterol. —  Articles of Health
  • '09, 11: 46 | Reply | X heh, thanks ricky hopefully the response we've got from the wonderful people of dis might be an indicator that people like boomkat might like to take an interest. i don't know, i hope so though. —  Drowned In Sound // Feed
  • Yo dis is my song im really digging this yo akon, wezzy, nd jezzy did they ... —  Prefix
  • Pantoliano stresses that a mental disease is simply a "dis" - "ease" of the brain. —  The Daily Illini - The Independent Student Newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871
  • Plz friends tel me whether dis ispossible or not n if it is possible plz guide me through its very urgent ... —  ASP.NET Forums
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  1. African American Vernacular English, short for disrespect.

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  1. ON. dīs, a sister, a female guardian spirit, etc.
 

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