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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