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dozens

noun

Definitions

  1. plural of dozen

  2. A 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.”

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for dozens. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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