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How to pronounce “doss”
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Pronunciation guide for doss
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of doss with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 3 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Broadway's Groundhog Day
BARRETT DOSS: So we're up next.
- Definition summary
- (intransitive, British and Ireland) To avoid work, shirk, etc.
Example 1 of 3
How to pronounce doss
Broadway's Groundhog Day
BARRETT DOSS: So we're up next.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “doss”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (intransitive, British and Ireland) To avoid work, shirk, etc.
- (intransitive, British, Australia, slang) To sleep, especially in the open or in a makeshift bed, commonly in a derelict building because one is homeless.
- [Noun]
- (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]
- (Scotland) Useless or lazy. Generally combined with expletive noun, especially cunt.
- (Scotland) Good, desirable.
Practice Nearby Words
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