doss C2+ Topic:Money & Finance US /dɑs/ UK /dɒs/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like dose /ɑ/ vs /oʊ/ Meanings 1 verb to sleep rough or in cheap lodging; to idle (British slang) They let him doss on the sofa until he found a flat. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to sleep rough or in cheap... sleepkipcrashloafidlebed ↔ Opposites worktoil Word family Derived forms dosserdosshouse Etymology AI details British slang of uncertain origin, possibly from earlier 'doss' ('a bed'), perhaps from dialectal use related to Latin dorsum ('back') via 'doss' meaning to lie on one's back. Topics Money & Finance Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # doss **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /dɑs/ **IPA (UK):** /dɒs/ ## Meanings 1. to sleep rough or in cheap lodging; to idle (British slang) ## Examples - They let him doss on the sofa until he found a flat. ## Synonyms - sleep - kip - crash - loaf - idle - bed ## Antonyms - work - toil ## Derived Forms - dosser - dosshouse ## Etymology British slang of uncertain origin, possibly from earlier 'doss' ('a bed'), perhaps from dialectal use related to Latin dorsum ('back') via 'doss' meaning to lie on one's back. ## AI Etymology Doss is a British slang of uncertain origin, possibly from earlier 'doss' ('a bed'), perhaps from dialectal use related to Latin dorsum ('back') via 'doss' meaning to lie on one's back. In present use as verb and noun, it means "to sleep rough or in cheap lodging; to idle (British slang)", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Its colloquial history matters: the word belongs to informal usage before settling into the present dictionary sense. Derived forms include dosser and dosshouse. ## Topics - Money & Finance - Register & Style markdown