choss

Definition

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

Etymology

A colloquial form of chaos.

Example Sentences

• "One's for ever in a state of choss or chassis and I hate it."
• "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.'"
• "We have been in a state of choss for some time, and the smell of newly painted woodwork was so bad that it gave both of us colds and bronchial coughs and sent us to the Biltmore for a week until the house had dried out."