Informal abbreviation or informal spelling of 'dozen,' a quantity of twelve.
A casual shortened form of 'dozen,' which comes from Old French 'dozaine,' derived from 'douze' (twelve, from Latin 'duodecim'). The abbreviation reflects modern informal usage and text-speak conventions.
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