English

Verb

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

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

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

2. (intransitive, Britain, slang) 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.

Noun

doss ‎(plural dosses)

1. (slang) The avoidance of work.

   I am going to have a doss tomorrow.

2. (slang) An easy piece of work.

   Circumnavigating the world in a canoe is no doss.

3. (slang, dated) A place to sleep in; a bed.
4. (slang, dated, by extension) Sleep.

Adjective

doss ‎(not comparable)

1. (Scotland) Useless or lazy. Generally combined with expletive noun, especially ****.

   Get a hauld o yersel, ye doss ****!

2. (Scotland) Good, desirable.

   The place is pure doss, likes.

See also

• doss about
• doss around
• doss down
• doss-house
• doss off
• dosser

Anagrams

• dsos, sods