Doss vs Ross - What's the difference?
doss | ross |
(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 .
derived from any of several places of that name, from Gaelic ros "headland".
, transferred use of the surname since early nineteenth century.
As verbs the difference between doss and ross
is that doss is (intransitive|british|and|ireland) to avoid work, shirk, etc while ross is (us|dialect|transitive) to divest of the ross, or rough, scaly surface.As nouns the difference between doss and ross
is that doss is work avoidance while ross is (us|dialect) the rough, scaly surface on the bark of trees.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!