Doss vs Dosh - What's the difference?
doss | dosh |
(intransitive, British, and, Ireland) To avoid work, shirk, etc.
(intransitive, British, slang) To sleep in the open or in a derelict building because one is homeless
Work avoidance.
Easy piece of work
(Scotland) Describes a useless or lazy person. Generally combined with expletive noun, especially cunt .
(UK, slang) Money
As nouns the difference between doss and dosh
is that doss is work avoidance while dosh is (uk|slang) money.As a verb doss
is (intransitive|british|and|ireland) to avoid work, shirk, etc.As an adjective doss
is (scotland) describes a useless or lazy person generally combined with expletive noun, especially cunt .doss
English
Verb
(es)- I am going to doss tomorrow when the match is on.
- I normally have to doss in shop doorways or park benches.
Noun
(es)- I am going to have a doss tomorrow.
- Circumnavigating the world in a canoe is no doss
Adjective
(en adjective)- Get a fuckin hauld o yersel, ye doss cunt!
See also
* doss about * doss around * doss down * doss-house * doss off * dosserAnagrams
*dosh
English
Noun
(-)- I'd like to buy a new car, but I'm short on dosh .
