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dumbar number

The dumbar number is the number of participants in a conversation beyond which it becomes counter-productive.

The number is unique to every conversation. Some conversations have a dumbar number of 5 while some can go up to double digits depending on the mental stability, social intelligence and epistemic humility of the speakers.

Not to be confused with Dunbar’s number, which is the maximum number of social relationships a person has the cognitive capacity to maintain. So while Dunbar’s number poses a challenge to scaling trust and social cohesion in increasingly large groups, the dumbar number poses a challenge to scaling rational discourse in increasingly large conversations.
I’m leaving, this conversation is way past the dumbar number.

You’re so dumb, you lower any conversation’s dumbar number to one by joining it.

Man, I wish we had social media that increased the dumbar number across the board.
by dumbar November 14, 2023
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Number Spew

When one types a string of random number. Invented by ig: @el_lightning
“You just became 152838353x more attractive” — “152838353” being the number spew
by BlukillatheBaddie June 12, 2018
mugGet the Number Spewmug.

Vincent's Phone Number

0225087751
Call Vincent's Phone Number for a good time: 0225087751
by Vincent Roedeelie June 26, 2025
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Number 3

"Number 1, golden as the sun. Number 2, I need to go poo. Number 3, let my sperm be free."
by Goot_63 January 6, 2025
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Prime number

A clever way to say someone is a 4.25/10 on the beauty scale.
"Your mom's a prime number!"
by AldousFlynn May 12, 2021
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burmese number 8

N. Shit. Due to the fact that Burmese for the number 8 is ‘shit’
‘I’ve got the turtle’s head, I’m just off for a Burmese number 8
by Gogs206 April 14, 2024
mugGet the burmese number 8mug.

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