Definition
Definition of dossing - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
- They were caught dossing instead of finishing their tasks.
2.
- He spent the night dossing in an abandoned building.
Adjective
1.
- She had a dossing attitude towards her work.
2.
- He spent the night in a dossing shelter.
Origin of dossing
British slang, doss (sleep) + -ing (suffix)
Examples of dossing in a sentence
Dossing in the office will get you in trouble. Dossing in the park is common among the homeless. They were caught dossing under the bridge. His dossing behavior annoyed his colleagues. They were fired for their dossing work ethic. The dossing conditions were unbearable.
He found a dossing spot under the bridge.
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- French:paresse, paresseux, ...
- German:herumlungern, faul, ...
- Italian:oziare, ozioso, ...
- Spanish:vagancia, holgazán, ...
- Portuguese:vadiagem, preguiçosa, ...
- Chinese:游手好闲, 闲散的, ...
- Japanese:怠け, 怠け者の, ...
- Arabic:تسكع, كَسُول, ...
- Hebrew:בַּטְלָנוּת, עַצְלָנִי, ...
- Russian:бездельничанье, ленивый, ...
- Ukrainian:ледарювання, неробочий, ...
- Hindi:आलस्य, आलसी, ...
Definition of doss - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
- He was fired for his constant doss.
2.
- He found a doss near the station to spend the night..
3.
- The exam was a complete doss.
Verb
1.
- He tends to doss around instead of helping.
2.
- They had to doss in the park last night.
Expressions with doss
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be idle and avoid work or responsibilities
He spent the afternoon dossing around instead of studying.
sleep or take a nap
He decided to doss off for an hour before dinner.
sleep in a casual or temporary place
After the concert, we decided to doss down at Mark's place..
Origin of doss
British slang, doss (to sleep)
Examples of doss in a sentence
The project failed because of the team's doss. He found a doss in the old hostel. The shelter provided a doss for the homeless. Solving that puzzle was a doss for him. The project turned out to be a doss. They dossed about all day instead of working.
She would rather doss than finish her assignments. He decided to doss in the old barn for the night. Many travelers doss in hostels when funds are low.
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- French:paresse, fainéanter, ...
- German:Faulenzerei, herumlungern, ...
- Italian:pigrizia, bighellonare, ...
- Spanish:holgazanería, holgazanear, ...
- Portuguese:preguiça, vadiar, ...
- Chinese:偷懒, 磨洋工, ...
- Japanese:怠け, 怠ける, ...
- Arabic:كسل, تَكَاسَلَ, ...
- Hebrew:הִשְׁתַּמְּטוּת, לְהִתְבַּטֵּל, ...
- Russian:безделье, бездельничать, ...
- Ukrainian:байдикування, ледарювати, ...
- Hindi:कामचोरी, आलस करना, ...
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