doss

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

demeure

🏠

esquirer

esquiver

habitation

pied-à-terre

se soustraire à

Synonymes

crash

be asleep

doss down

sleep

😴

bunk down

bed down

abode

Traductions

parador

ajeure’s

allotjament

ausweichen

Bleibe

sich entziehen

alloggio

dimora

vermijden

slaapbank

lugar para ficar

lugar para morar

albergue

esquivar

kaçınmak

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/dɒs/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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