doss
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/dɑs/
English
Definitions
noun
- The avoidance of work.“I am going to have a doss tomorrow.”
- An easy piece of work.“Circumnavigating the world in a canoe is no doss.”
- A place to sleep in; a bed.
- (by extension) Sleep.
verb
- To avoid work, shirk, etc.“I am going to doss tomorrow when the match is on.”
- To sleep in the open or in a derelict building because one is homeless“I normally have to doss in shop doorways or park benches.”
adjective
- Useless or lazy. Generally combined with expletive noun, especially cunt.“Get a hauld o yersel, ye doss cunt!”
- Good, desirable.“The place is pure doss, like.”
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Synonyms
doss downcrashdoceducdodge the columnskiveshirkshuckfainaigueskip outskulksogerditchduckweasel outslack off