doss around

verb

To be idle, to shirk one's work or duty.

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Meanings

verbdoss around (third-person singular simple present dosses around, present participle dossing around, simple past and past participle dossed around)

present singular third person dosses around · participle present dossing around · participle past dossed around · past dossed around

  1. intransitiveslangTo be idle, to shirk one's work or duty.
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APA

doss around. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doss%20around

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doss around,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doss%20around.

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