Meaning Of The Word The dozens

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the dozens in American English
a form of verbal play in which the participants exchange witty, ribald taunts and insults, often specif. about each other's mother
a ritualized game typically engaged in by two persons each of whom attempts to outdo the other in insults directed against members of the other's family (usually used in the phrase play the dozens)

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