dozens

1. (usually with "the", African-American Vernacular) A verbal game in which two or more people exchange witty insults.Examples: "[…] 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.”"pluralplural-onlyusuallywith-definite-article