Dozens
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dozens is a noun meaning plural of dozen.
Meaning
plural of dozen.
More Meanings
- (usually with "the", African-American Vernacular) A verbal game in which two or more people exchange witty insults.
Example Sentences
[…] black communities, this “snap” or example of the “dozens” (the clever form of insult also known as signifying and dissin') appears: “Your father's so black that when he falls down, people hop over him for fear of falling in.”
Synonyms for dozens
Depending on context, synonyms include oodles, loads, rafts, scads, scores, piles.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include oodles, lashings, loads, heaps, piles, stacks.
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