See also: Doss and DOSS

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Etymology

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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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Verb

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doss (third-person singular simple present dosses, present participle dossing, simple past and past participle dossed)

  1. (intransitive, British and Ireland) To avoid work, shirk, etc.
    I am going to doss tomorrow when the match is on.
  2. (intransitive, British, slang) To sleep, especially in the open or in a derelict building because one is homeless.
    I normally have to doss in shop doorways or park benches.

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Noun

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doss (countable and uncountable, plural dosses)

  1. (slang, British and Ireland) The avoidance of work.
    I am going to have a doss tomorrow.
  2. (slang, British and Ireland) An easy piece of work.
    Circumnavigating the world in a canoe is no doss.
  3. (slang, dated, British and Ireland) A place to sleep in; a bed.
  4. (slang, dated, British and Ireland, by extension) Sleep.

Adjective

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doss (not comparable)

  1. (Scotland) Useless or lazy. Generally combined with expletive noun, especially cunt.
    Get a hauld o yersel, ya doss cunt!
  2. (Scotland) Good, desirable.
    The place is pure doss, like.

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French

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Etymology

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Clipping of dossier.

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Noun

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doss m (plural doss)

  1. (slang) an embarrassing story