adjective · rare

doss

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

/dɒs/

» On Saturday they decided to just doss around at the park.

Meaning

2 senses

(Scotland, not comparable)Useless or lazy. Generally combined with expletive noun, especially cunt.
Get a hauld o yersel, ya doss cunt!
(Scotland, not comparable)Good, desirable.
The place is pure doss, like.

3 sentences

On Saturday they decided to just doss around at the park.
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We barely do any work in geography lessons, we just doss about.
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After the bailiff repossessed Tom's house, he was forced to doss down at a homeless shelter.
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Perhaps from Latin dorsum (“the back”), i.e. what one lies on when sleeping; perhaps from

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

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