doss /dɒs/noun 4adjective 2verb 2forms 3phrases 5 noun4 •(UK, slang) The avoidance of work.I am going to have a doss tomorrow. •(UK, slang) An easy piece of work.Circumnavigating the world in a canoe is no doss. •(slang, old-fashioned) A place to sleep in; a bed. •(slang, old-fashioned) Sleep. adjective2 •(slang, disapproving) Useless or lazy. Generally combined with expletive noun, especially cunt.Get a hauld o yersel, ya doss cunt! •(Scotland) Good, desirable.The place is pure doss, like. verb2 •(UK, slang) To sleep, especially in the open or in a makeshift bed, commonly in a derelict building because one is homeless.I normally have to doss in shop doorways or on park benches. •(UK, Ireland) To avoid work, shirk, etc.I am going to doss tomorrow when the match is on. formsdossed · dossing · dosses Phrases with doss doss aboutTo be idle, to shirk one's work or duty. doss aroundTo be idle, to shirk one's work or duty. doss downTo sleep on someone's sofa or floor because there is no bed spare. doss offTo avoid something, especially work, out of laziness. doss outTo sleep outside.
DOSS noun 1phrases 5 noun1 •Abbreviation of dioctyl sulfosuccinate/dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate. Phrases with DOSS doss aboutTo be idle, to shirk one's work or duty. doss aroundTo be idle, to shirk one's work or duty. doss downTo sleep on someone's sofa or floor because there is no bed spare. doss offTo avoid something, especially work, out of laziness. doss outTo sleep outside.