Doss

//dɒs// adj, name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Useless or lazy. Generally combined with expletive noun, especially cunt. Scotland, not-comparable

    "Get a hauld o yersel, ya doss cunt!"

  2. 2
    Good, desirable. Scotland, not-comparable

    "The place is pure doss, like."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    The avoidance of work. British, Ireland, countable, slang, uncountable

    "I am going to have a doss tomorrow."

  2. 2
    Abbreviation of dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate. abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
  3. 3
    plural of DoS form-of, plural
  4. 4
    An easy piece of work. British, Ireland, countable, slang, uncountable

    "Circumnavigating the world in a canoe is no doss."

  5. 5
    A place to sleep in; a bed. British, Ireland, countable, dated, slang, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Sleep. British, Ireland, broadly, countable, dated, slang, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To avoid work, shirk, etc. British, Ireland, intransitive

    "I am going to doss tomorrow when the match is on."

  2. 2
    sleep in a convenient place wordnet
  3. 3
    To sleep, especially in the open or in a makeshift bed, commonly in a derelict building because one is homeless. Australia, British, intransitive, slang

    "I normally have to doss in shop doorways or on park benches."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Perhaps from Latin dorsum (“the back”), i.e. what one lies on when sleeping; perhaps from English dialect doss (“a hassock”).

Etymology 2

Perhaps from Latin dorsum (“the back”), i.e. what one lies on when sleeping; perhaps from English dialect doss (“a hassock”).

Etymology 3

Perhaps from Latin dorsum (“the back”), i.e. what one lies on when sleeping; perhaps from English dialect doss (“a hassock”).

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