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Word: dissinates (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1993-1993
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...There is way too much street language," says Gleason Ledyard, a Christian book publisher. He says some people will be offended. Journalist P.K. McCary, who translated the first five books of the Old Testament into slang, insists that she is not "dissin' the Almighty." She has written biblical poetry and essays and developed the book by telling stories to children in Atlanta and Houston. The 39-year-old single mother believes she's filling a void. "While this is slang, it is not irreverent," she says. "It's a dramatic, colorful way of speaking. I think teenagers are going...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Diss Is the Word of the Lord | 7/26/1993 | See Source »

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