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choss

/t͡ʃɒs/

choss noun: rock that is unsuitable for rock climbing, e.g. because it is too soft, unstable, or overgrown.

Noun

choss (uncountable)

  1. Rock that is unsuitable for rock climbing, e.g. because it is too soft, unstable, or overgrown.
  2. (informal) chaos
    • One's for ever in a state of choss or chassis and I hate it.1968, Doreen Wallace, Ashbury People, →ISBN, page 314
    • With a 'begging your pardon, miss,' to a stoically resigned Elstow, he went on, 'I take the mum and dad back to Paphos for a month, and when I gets back, the office is in a right state of choss. A right boss-eyed state of choss.'1981, James Barnett, The firing squad, →ISBN, page 189

Origin of choss

A colloquial form of chaos.

Words formed from choss

Questions about choss

What does choss mean?
Choss means rock that is unsuitable for rock climbing, e.g. because it is too soft, unstable, or overgrown.
What part of speech is choss?
Choss is a noun.
How do you pronounce choss?
Choss is pronounced /t͡ʃɒs/.

Words near choss in the dictionary

  1. choses jugées
  2. chosest
  3. Chosica
  4. Choson
  5. Chosongul
  6. choss
  7. chossy
  8. Choszczno
  9. Chosŏn
  10. chota
  11. chota hazri

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