"choss" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃɒs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-choss.wav
Etymology: A colloquial form of chaos. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} choss (uncountable)
  1. (climbing) Rock that is unsuitable for rock climbing, e.g. because it is too soft, unstable, or overgrown. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Climbing Translations (rock that is unsuitable for rock climbing, e.g. because it is too soft, unstable, or overgrown): развальня (razvalʹnja) [feminine, slang] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-choss-en-noun-wDqn2Z3W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 94 6 Topics: climbing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'rock that is unsuitable for rock climbing, e.g. because it is too soft, unstable, or overgrown': 100 0
  2. (informal) chaos Tags: informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-choss-en-noun-XVvdtXcQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chossy
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        "Rock that is unsuitable for rock climbing, e.g. because it is too soft, unstable, or overgrown."
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        [
          "unstable",
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          "overgrown",
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        "(climbing) Rock that is unsuitable for rock climbing, e.g. because it is too soft, unstable, or overgrown."
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        "climbing",
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          "text": "With a 'begging your pardon, miss,' to a stoically resigned Elstow, he went on, 'I take the mum and dad back to Paphos for a month, and when I gets back, the office is in a right state of choss. A right boss-eyed state of choss.'",
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      "roman": "razvalʹnja",
      "sense": "rock that is unsuitable for rock climbing, e.g. because it is too soft, unstable, or overgrown",
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