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Slang

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dick around

Language; Slang

To waste time; to goof off. (Usually objectionable.) * Stop dicking around and get to work!

diddle with something

Language; Slang

To play with something; to toy with something. * Here, don’t diddle with that watch.

die

Language; Slang

To “perish” (figuratively) from laughter or some other emotionally intense response. * The whole audience died laughing. * He laughed till he died.

dilly-dally

Language; Slang

To waste time. * Stop dillydallying around. * I like to dilly-dally over a cup of coffee.

dink someone off

Language; Slang

To make someone angry. * Whatever you do, don’t dink her off! * Why did you have to start out your speech by dinking off the entire audience?

To belittle someone; to show disrespect for someone. (From disrespect.) * Gary is such a complainer. All he does is diss people. * Please stop dissing my litdirty-minded 110 tle sister. She didn’t do ...

dis(s) (on someone)

Language; Slang

To belittle (someone); to show disrespect (for someone). (From disrespect.) * Gary is such a complainer. All he does is diss. * Please stop dissing on me.