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Definition of doss
doss
noun
- something that's easy. See also dossy. British.
The exam was a doss.
- See more words with the same meaning: British, UK slang (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: easy, simple.
Last edited on Jun 04 2010. Submitted by Kozloff from New York, NY, USA on Jun 28 1997.
verb
- to lie around; do nothing. Origin: British.
- See more words with the same meaning: British, UK slang (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: to waste time.
Last edited on Jun 17 2003. Submitted by Dylan H. from Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK on Jun 17 2003.
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