doss

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

crash

be asleep

doss down

sleep

😴

bunk down

bed down

abode

Translations

parador

ajeure’s

allotjament

ausweichen

Bleibe

sich entziehen

demeure

🏠

esquirer

esquiver

habitation

pied-à-terre

se soustraire à

alloggio

dimora

vermijden

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɒs/

Etymology

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