Dossing

v.

Heard in Galway

To skip school or play truant.

In use

Are ya going dossing today?

Posh English

Are you intending to play truant from school today?

  • Blue schoolReform school, a place bold Waterford kids were threatened with.
  • BunkTo intentionally absent oneself from school or another duty without permission; to play…
  • DuckTo take time off school without permission; to play truant.
  • Goen onda quack quackTo play truant from school.
  • MitchTo play hooky or truant from school or work.
  • Skipping like a school girlWhen a compact disc is malfunctioning by repeatedly jumping between tracks.