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dossed around

dossed around is the simple past and past participle of doss around.

Meaning of doss around

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive, slang) To be idle, to shirk one's work or duty.

Questions about dossed around

What is dossed around the simple past and past participle of?
Dossed around is the simple past and past participle of doss around.

Words near dossed around in the dictionary

  1. dossards
  2. dossbag
  3. dossbags
  4. dossed
  5. dossed about
  6. dossed around
  7. dossed down
  8. dossed off
  9. dossed out
  10. dossel
  11. dossels

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