"doss" meaning in All languages combined

See doss on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /dɒs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɑs/ [Canada, cot-caught-merger] Audio: En-au-doss.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ɒs, -ɔːs Etymology: Perhaps from Latin dorsum (“the back”), i.e. what one lies on when sleeping; perhaps from English dialect doss (“a hassock”). Etymology templates: {{m|la|dorsum||the back}} dorsum (“the back”), {{m|en|doss||a hassock}} doss (“a hassock”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} doss (not comparable)
  1. (Scotland) Useless or lazy. Generally combined with expletive noun, especially cunt. Tags: Scotland, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-doss-en-adj-UyNnNAZm Categories (other): Scottish English
  2. (Scotland) Good, desirable. Tags: Scotland, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-doss-en-adj-tMIjRr63 Categories (other): Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: doss about, doss around, doss down, doss-house, doss off, dosser

Noun [English]

IPA: /dɒs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɑs/ [Canada, cot-caught-merger] Audio: En-au-doss.ogg [Australia] Forms: dosses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒs, -ɔːs Etymology: Perhaps from Latin dorsum (“the back”), i.e. what one lies on when sleeping; perhaps from English dialect doss (“a hassock”). Etymology templates: {{m|la|dorsum||the back}} dorsum (“the back”), {{m|en|doss||a hassock}} doss (“a hassock”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} doss (countable and uncountable, plural dosses)
  1. (slang, British and Ireland) The avoidance of work. Tags: countable, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-doss-en-noun-0bX8LI8n Categories (other): British English, Irish English
  2. (slang, British and Ireland) An easy piece of work. Tags: countable, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-doss-en-noun-~gIyKPU2 Categories (other): British English, Irish English
  3. (slang, dated, British and Ireland) A place to sleep in; a bed. Tags: countable, dated, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-doss-en-noun-zssXy-go Categories (other): British English, Irish English
  4. (slang, dated, British and Ireland, by extension) Sleep. Tags: broadly, countable, dated, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-doss-en-noun-fUqQ~dfw Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 18 11 10 11 23 11 4

Verb [English]

IPA: /dɒs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɑs/ [Canada, cot-caught-merger] Audio: En-au-doss.ogg [Australia] Forms: dosses [present, singular, third-person], dossing [participle, present], dossed [participle, past], dossed [past]
Rhymes: -ɒs, -ɔːs Etymology: Perhaps from Latin dorsum (“the back”), i.e. what one lies on when sleeping; perhaps from English dialect doss (“a hassock”). Etymology templates: {{m|la|dorsum||the back}} dorsum (“the back”), {{m|en|doss||a hassock}} doss (“a hassock”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} doss (third-person singular simple present dosses, present participle dossing, simple past and past participle dossed)
  1. (intransitive, British and Ireland) To avoid work, shirk, etc. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-doss-en-verb-NyxwzBo~ Categories (other): British English, Irish English
  2. (intransitive, British, slang) To sleep, especially in the open or in a derelict building because one is homeless. Tags: British, intransitive, slang Translations (sleep in the open): nocovat (nouzově) (Czech), spát (Czech), uložit se (k spánku) (Czech), přespávat [imperfective] (Czech)
    Sense id: en-doss-en-verb-YMfEx7YG Categories (other): British English Disambiguation of 'sleep in the open': 7 93

Noun [French]

IPA: /dos/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-doss.wav Forms: doss [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of dossier. Etymology templates: {{clipping|fr|dossier}} Clipping of dossier Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} doss m (plural doss)
  1. (slang) an embarrassing story Tags: masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-doss-fr-noun-HZ3fSw5w Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "derelict"
        ],
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          "homeless",
          "homeless"
        ]
      ],
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        "(intransitive, British, slang) To sleep, especially in the open or in a derelict building because one is homeless."
      ],
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      ]
    }
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    },
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      "ipa": "/dɑs/",
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        "Canada",
        "cot-caught-merger"
      ]
    },
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    {
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "sleep in the open",
      "word": "nocovat (nouzově)"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "sleep in the open",
      "word": "spát"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "sleep in the open",
      "word": "uložit se (k spánku)"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "sleep in the open",
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        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "přespávat"
    }
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  ],
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}

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        "English slang",
        "Irish English"
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        "Irish English"
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        "(slang, dated, British and Ireland, by extension) Sleep."
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        "Canada",
        "cot-caught-merger"
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        "Australia"
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