Sissed vs Sossed - What's the difference?
sissed | sossed |
(siss)
(US, colloquial) A hissing noise.
(US, colloquial, intransitive) To make a hissing sound.
(soss)
(UK, dialect) Anything dirty or muddy; a dirty puddle.
To fall suddenly into a chair or seat; to sit lazily.
To throw in a negligent or careless manner; to toss.
As verbs the difference between sissed and sossed
is that sissed is (siss) while sossed is (soss).sissed
English
Verb
(head)siss
English
Noun
(es)Verb
(es)- a flatiron hot enough to siss when touched with a wet finger
sossed
English
Verb
(head)soss
English
Etymology 1
See sesspoll.Noun
(es)Etymology 2
Compare souse.Verb
(es)- (Jonathan Swift)
- (Jonathan Swift)