doss
Meanings
Plural: dosses
Noun
- the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies
- an operating system that is on a disk
- The avoidance of work.
- An easy piece of work.
- A place to sleep in; a bed.
- Sleep.
Verb
- sleep in a convenient place
- To avoid work, shirk, etc.
- To sleep, especially in the open or in a derelict building because one is homeless.
Adj
- Useless or lazy. Generally combined with expletive noun, especially cunt.
- Good, desirable.
Origin / Etymology
Perhaps from Latin dorsum (“the back”), i.e. what one lies on when sleeping; perhaps from English dialect doss (“a hassock”).
Synonyms
crash, Department of State, disk operating system, DoS, DOS, doss down, State, State Department, United States Department of State
Scrabble Score: 5
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