verb
doss
dos
verb
1
To sleep somewhere makeshift or temporary, especially not in one's own bed.
"We ended up dossing on a friend's floor after missing the last train."
2
To avoid work or laze around.
"He spent the whole afternoon dossing instead of finishing the report."
How to Use Doss
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishBritish slang for crashing somewhere to sleep, or for slacking off instead of working.
When to use it
Informal British slang.
Common pairings
doss down
doss about
Word Forms
dossed past tense, dosses plural, Dosses plural, dosses singular
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Etymology
Origin uncertain; possibly linked to Latin dorsum, "the back" — as in what you lie on to sleep.