[Ads-l] Antedating of "Dis" (Noun)

[Shapiro, Fred]

dis (OED, n.3, 1986 [31 Aug.])

1986 Jersey Journal and Jersey Observer (Jersey City) 18 Aug. 7 Bay / 1 (Newspapers.com)

"Dis" is disregard, disappoint, disrespect — all in one convenient package.  The word can also be used as a noun, meaning a let-down or a no-show.  To quote a rap lyric heard on the street: "It was a stone cold dis."

Fred Shapiro



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