doss
Because it is a word with a single syllable, doss is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofdoss
- The avoidance of work.
Example: "I am going to have a doss tomorrow."
- An easy piece of work.
Example: "Circumnavigating the world in a canoe is no doss."
- A place to sleep in; a bed.
- (by extension) Sleep.
- To avoid work, shirk, etc.
Example: "I am going to doss tomorrow when the match is on."
- To sleep in the open or in a derelict building because one is homeless
Example: "I normally have to doss in shop doorways or park benches."
- Useless or lazy. Generally combined with expletive noun, especially cunt.
Example: "Get a hauld o yersel, ye doss cunt!"
- Good, desirable.
Example: "The place is pure doss, like."
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