Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overdoss

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-doss
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To oversleep, thus missing the intended railway stop.

British usage; Intransitive verb; Slang

Example Sentences

"[…] my next memory is of awakening to look out of the window, seeing the puke stained glass and realizing to my horror that it was light outside. We were experiencing what is commonly known in the bashing world as 'overdossing'."
"ISTR There was a story in Rail Enthusiast back in about 1982 concerning a bloke who overdossed on some unit heading into Shrewsbury, and woke up in a shed surrounded by old kettles."
"And if I had a fiver everytime^([sic]) I 'overdossed' as a result of rover brain on the early 80's East coast overnights, I could afford to buy the bloody railway."

Etymology

From over- + doss.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Usage

Inflected Forms

overdosses (present, singular) overdossing (participle, present) overdossed (participle, past) overdossed (past)

Questions

What does overdoss mean?: To oversleep, thus missing the intended railway stop.
Where does overdoss come from?: From over- + doss.

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