doss

adj

Etymology: Perhaps from Latin dorsum (“the back”), i.e. what one lies on when sleeping; perhaps from English dialect doss (“a hassock”).

1. Useless or lazy. Generally combined with expletive noun, especially cunt.

   “Get a hauld o yersel, ya doss cunt!”

   “Convinced it's no bullshit, the doss cunt dismisses the session. Ah walk tae freedom; perr auld Spud gits taken doon.”

2. Good, desirable.

   “The place is pure doss, like.”

name

1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: Perhaps from Latin dorsum (“the back”), i.e. what one lies on when sleeping; perhaps from English dialect doss (“a hassock”).

1. The avoidance of work.

   “I am going to have a doss tomorrow.”

2. An easy piece of work.

   “Circumnavigating the world in a canoe is no doss.”

3. A place to sleep in; a bed.
4. Sleep.

verb

Etymology: Perhaps from Latin dorsum (“the back”), i.e. what one lies on when sleeping; perhaps from English dialect doss (“a hassock”).

1. To avoid work, shirk, etc.

   “I am going to doss tomorrow when the match is on.”

2. To sleep, especially in the open or in a makeshift bed, commonly in a derelict building because one is homeless.

   “I normally have to doss in shop doorways or on park benches.”

   “"You can doss on the floor.”