Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doss down

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables
doss -down
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To sleep on someone's sofa or floor because there is no bed spare.

British usage; Slang

verb

To sleep.

Slang

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

dosses down (present, singular) dossing down (participle, present) dossed down (participle, past) dossed down (past)

Synonyms

crash doss

Questions

What does doss down mean?
To sleep on someone's sofa or floor because there is no bed spare.

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