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\ ˈdäsē, -si \
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Definition of dossy

chiefly British
: pretentiously fashionable

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History and Etymology for dossy

Scots dossie sprucely dressed person, from doss neat (from doss to dress, from Dutch dossen, from dos clothes, from Middle Dutch, perhaps from Old French dos back, from Latin dorsum) + -ie

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“Dossy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dossy. Accessed 14 Aug. 2022.

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