Dossin

v.

Heard in Waterford and Sligo

The act of skipping school or playing truant.

In use

Where were you yesterday?" "We had a test so I went dossin

Posh English

Where were you yesterday? There was an examination, so I absconded from my studies.

Same phrase, other counties

  • Hed dossin?Do you want to leave school without permission and loiter around town.
  • MitchThe act of playing truant from school.
  • Blue schoolReform school, a place bold Waterford kids were threatened with.
  • On the duckMitching or playing truant from school or work.
  • On the hopPlaying truant. Avoiding school.
  • Skipping like a school girlWhen a compact disc is malfunctioning by repeatedly jumping between tracks.