Probably aclipping ofdesperate [ 1]
dess (comparative moredess ,superlative mostdess )
( MTE , slang ) Unattractive ,unappealing .2021 October 2, u/loading___help, “How did he even think he was getting away 😭”, inReddit [2] the original on8 June 2024 :They're honestly some of the dumbest niggas I've ever seen p.o is the mostdess block in Toronto
2023 August 18, @CHICVGO,Twitter [3] the original on8 June 2024 :Definitely need a few more female friends. This staying inside all the time/entertaining myself shit isdess . I am too young to be feeling this old due to a lack of friendships.
2024 March 11, u/Click-Good, “Paperboy got hit up last night”, inReddit [4] the original on8 June 2024 :These kids are sodess . Imagine going live with bullet holes and tubes coming out you. Lmao insanity
dess (plural desses
Obsolete form ofdais ^ “TDOT SLANG TRANSLATION THREAD.”, inReddit [1] the original on8 June 2024 : “Dess means desperate “dess ”, inWebster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary G. & C. Merriam ,1913 ,→OCLC “dess ”, inUrban Dictionary Melissa Douglas; Shiyan Liang (2024 ), “dess”, in Eshe Mercer-James, Elaine Gold, editors,A Dictionary of English in Multicultural Toronto [6] Canadian Language Museum , archived fromthe original on15 May 2024 : “conventionally unattractive; insult. FromOld Norse þess þat
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the , when used with two comparatives.Dess tynnere røret er,dess større er høydeforskjellen, ...The thinner the tube,the greater the difference in height, ... (WikipediaKapillarkrefter )“dess” inThe Bokmål Dictionary .“dess_2” inDet Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB ).FromOld Norse þess þat n
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the ( With a comparative or more and a verb phrase, establishes a parallel with one or more other such comparatives. ) Dess sterkare,dess betre.The stronger,the better.dess
( rare , literary ) possessive form ofdet dess
( rare , literary ) possessive form ofdet Dess ( alternative capitalization ) dess m definite singular dessen indefinite plural dessar definite plural dessane
( music ) D-flat “dess” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary .FromProto-Celtic *dexswos
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right ( side, as opposed to left ) south *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
Mutation ofdess radical lenition nasalization dess dess pronounced with /ðʲ-/ ndess
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
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( possessive ) its ( 3rd person singular inanimate common and neuter genitive ) At a specific given time,then Sendess har de rivit stället Sincethen , they've torn the place down Tilldess får du ha det så bra Untilthen , have a good time ( chiefly in some expressions ) synonym ofdesto Swedish personal pronouns Number Person nominative oblique possessive common neuter plural singular first — jag mig mej 3 min mitt mina second — du dig dej 3 din ditt dina third masculine (person)han honom han 2 ,en 5 hans feminine (person)hon henne na 5 hennes gender-neutral (person)1 hen hen henom 7 hens common (noun)den den dess neuter (noun)det det dess indefinite man or en 4 en ens reflexive — sig sej 3 sin sitt sina plural first — vi oss vår våran 2 vårt vårat 2 våra second — ni er er eran 2 ,ers 6 ert erat 2 era archaic I eder eder eders 6 edert edra third — de dom 3 dem dom 3 deras reflexive — sig sej 3 sin sitt sina
1 Neologism. Usage has increased since 2010, though it remains limited.
2 Informal
4 Dialectal, also used lately as an alternative toman , to avoid association to the male gender.
5 Informal, somewhat dialectal
6 Formal address
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( music ) D-flat ; the note D♭
