I change my mind sometimes. For a while I thought it sounded dorky for people to use the term "dis" if they weren't speaking gangsta in general. But it turned out to be useful - I didn't really have a concise way of saying "speak of disparagingly." "Slam" was too strong, "insult" seemed more like saying it to their face, and neither applied gracefully to inanimate objects (e.g. dissing a restaurant or an idea). But I can dis a book without talking directly to the author or implying that nobody with any sense could ever like it, and I sometimes do.

Love, Columbine