Doss

Quick meaning: Doss is a verb meaning (intransitive, British and Ireland) To avoid work, shirk, etc.

Meaning

(intransitive, British and Ireland) To avoid work, shirk, etc.

More Meanings

1. (Scotland) Useless or lazy. Generally combined with expletive noun, especially cunt.
2. (Scotland) Good, desirable.
3. (intransitive, British, Australia, slang) To sleep, especially in the open or in a makeshift bed, commonly in a derelict building because one is homeless.
4. (slang, British and Ireland) The avoidance of work.
5. (slang, British and Ireland) An easy piece of work.
6. (slang, dated, British and Ireland) A place to sleep in; a bed.
7. (slang, dated, British and Ireland, by extension) Sleep.

Example Sentences

"You can doss on the floor.

The place is pure doss, like.

I am going to have a doss tomorrow.

Get a hauld o yersel, ya doss cunt!

Word Forms

• dosses
• dossing
• dossed

Synonyms for doss

Depending on context, synonyms include crash.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include crash, skive, shirk, shuck, fainaigue, skulk.

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