dozens

English

Noun

dozens

1. plural of dozen

Noun

dozens pl (plural only)

1. (usually with "the", African-American Vernacular) A verbal game in which two or more people exchange witty insults.

   Hyponym: dirty dozens

   • 2013, Lewis R. Gordon, Existentia Africana: Understanding Africana Existential Thought, page 34:

     […] 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.”

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• Donzes, zendos