Just curious: How many of some object or persons would you consider a "few dozen"?

[ck4829]

“ I got a few dozen eggs”

“There’s a few dozen beers here”

“Don’t make a big deal about about it, it was just a few dozen cops standing outside that school”

You HEAR a “few dozen”, you expect…

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	Less than 24
	0 (0%)
	24-36
	20 (40%)
	37-48
	27 (54%)
	49-60
	2 (4%)
	61-72
	0 (0%)
	73-84
	0 (0%)
	85-96
	1 (2%)
	97-108
	0 (0%)
	109-120
	0 (0%)
	More than 120, like 376
	0 (0%)
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[Elessar Zappa]

1. About 36-60, I'd say.

[BlueTsunami2018]

2. A few, to me anyway, is 3 to 5 things.

Then you move into the “several” zone.

[XanaDUer2]

3. I hate when ppl ask you to give them a couple

And get mad when you give them 2

[Ms. Toad]

4. At least when I was growing up, the dictionary definition of few was up to 8. 8 x a dozen 96

"Few" seems to have grown more fuzzy over the years, but there are still plenty of sources out there putting it in the below 9 range.

[Niagara]

5. 356.

I'm only teasing.


A few generally refers to a number less than five. One could have 4 dozen and that would be 48.


Several generally refers to 3 to 5.


I've also known couples that had disagreements about the name of the kitchen rubber scraper (spatula) vs. pancake turner and also disagreements between the difference between a dresser and a chest of drawers.


We all have our own ideas about what's what.

[Voltaire2]

6. 24 - 120.

[ck4829]

7. If anyone is curious, the context is a friend's post on Twitter...

Debating with someone who is insistent 376 was “just a few dozen”

Link to tweet

[crickets]

9. That sounds much more like a few hundred. nt

[Wonder Why]

8. Like "a few" or other vague numericals, they all mean "I don't know but it's not a lot" as compared to what it could be.

[ProfessorGAC]

10. Other - 36 to 60

In my mind, a few is 3 to 5. For me, 6 is entering "several" territory.
So, 3 to 5 dozen.

[Happy Hoosier]

11. I'd have had a category of 30-40. NT

[Kaleva]

12. 36 to 96

24 is a couple of dozen while over 8 dozen I'd start saying at least a hundred.