Meanings
noun
- pluralplural of dozen
noundozens pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyusuallywith definite articleAfrican-American VernacularA verbal game in which two or more people exchange witty insults.
[…] 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.”
2013, Lewis R. Gordon, Existentia Africana: Understanding Africana Existential Thought, page 34
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna large number or amount
Broader
large indefinite quantitylarge indefinite amount
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
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MLA
“dozens.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dozens. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dozens,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dozens.
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