doss

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. (British, Ireland, intransitive) To avoid work, shirk, etc.
2. (British, intransitive, slang) To sleep, especially in the open or in a derelict building because one is homeless.

Noun

1. (British, Ireland, countable, slang, uncountable) The avoidance of work.
2. (British, Ireland, countable, slang, uncountable) An easy piece of work.
3. (British, Ireland, countable, dated, slang, uncountable) A place to sleep in; a bed.
4. (British, Ireland, broadly, countable, dated, slang, uncountable) Sleep.

Adj

1. (Scotland, not-comparable) Useless or lazy. Generally combined with expletive noun, especially cunt.
2. (Scotland, not-comparable) Good, desirable.

Sinonieme

crash

be asleep

doss down

sleep

😴

bunk down

bed down

abode

Vertalings

parador

ajeure’s

allotjament

ausweichen

Bleibe

sich entziehen

demeure

🏠

esquirer

esquiver

habitation

pied-à-terre

se soustraire à

alloggio

dimora

vermijden

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/dɒs/

Etimologie (Engels)

Perhaps from Latin dorsum (“the back”), i.e. what one lies on when sleeping; perhaps from English dialect doss (“a hassock”).