Soss vs Doss - What's the difference?
soss | doss |
(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.
(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 .
As nouns the difference between soss and doss
is that soss is anything dirty or muddy; a dirty puddle while doss is work avoidance.As verbs the difference between soss and doss
is that soss is to fall suddenly into a chair or seat; to sit lazily while doss is to avoid work, shirk, etc.As an adjective doss is
describes a useless or lazy person. Generally combined with expletive noun, especially cunt.soss
English
Etymology 1
See sesspoll.Noun
(es)Etymology 2
Compare souse.Verb
(es)- (Jonathan Swift)
- (Jonathan Swift)
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!
