DOSS

doss, doss down, crash

(verb) sleep in a convenient place; “You can crash here, though it’s not very comfortable”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

Doss (plural Dosses)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Doss is the 1687^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 21366 individuals. Doss is most common among White (71.18%) and Black/African American (23.51%) individuals.

Anagrams

• DSOs, SDOs, dsos, sods

Etymology

Verb

doss (third-person singular simple present dosses, present participle dossing, simple past and past participle dossed)

(intransitive, British and Ireland) To avoid work, shirk, etc.

(intransitive, British, slang) To sleep in the open or in a derelict building because one is homeless

Noun

doss (countable and uncountable, plural dosses)

(slang, British and Ireland) The avoidance of work.

(slang, British and Ireland) An easy piece of work.

(slang, dated, British and Ireland) A place to sleep in; a bed.

(slang, dated, British and Ireland, by extension) Sleep.

Adjective

doss (not comparable)

(Scotland) Useless or lazy. Generally combined with expletive noun, especially cunt.

(Scotland) Good, desirable.

Anagrams

• DSOs, SDOs, dsos, sods

Source: Wiktionary

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Doss, n. [Etym. uncertain.]

Definition: A place to sleep in; a bed; hence, sleep. [Slang]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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