Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 04:53:05 -0800

From: Judi Sanders jasanders[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CSUPOMONA.EDU

Subject: Re: "to dis"



JANE M SPALDING-JAMIESON wrote:



Is "to dis" a verb now?



Certainly among the youth of America it is. RHDAS has popular culture citations back to the

early

80s for senses of to disrespect, to disparage, to affront. All of those are consistent with current

uses on college campuses from coast to coast.



Judi Sanders



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