doss
Meanings
verb
- To avoid work, shirk, etc.
- To sleep, especially in the open or in a makeshift bed, commonly in a derelict building because one is homeless.
noun
- The avoidance of work.
- An easy piece of work.
- A place to sleep in; a bed.
- Sleep.
adj
- Useless or lazy. Generally combined with expletive noun, especially cunt.
- Good, desirable.
name
- A surname.
noun
- Abbreviation of dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate.
noun
- plural of DoS
Pronunciation
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Etymology
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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