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A value between 3-6, but is often used informally to describe any value above 1.

A couple = 2
Several= 7 or more (sev-eral—sev-en)
A few = the range between several and a few
TuanTunc: I don’t know why the fuck people in America commonly use few as their go to bullshit number. Like how fucking much is a few?

Wuani (has lisp): if those silly citizens have any sense, then they should define a few as between 3-6, as a couple is 2, and several is based off seven, it means seven or more.

TuanTunc: isn’t that going under the assumption that all these terms are independent from each other and that all rules and terms English check and balance each other?

Wuani: TING
A few by Tuantingtong December 28, 2018
a few drinks means 3 drinks
a few people means 3 people
a few by Lukeii October 26, 2004
A very large amount, usually said on returning from a bar.
I said I was having a few but got absolutely wankered!
a few by wassonthen March 1, 2011
Three.

1+2= a few
Whoa, it's a few stooges.
a few by FannyDooley March 7, 2020
I’ll be about a hour or 2🤣
“i’ll be there in a few”
a few by SirTune October 3, 2023

a few screws loose 

A person who is off his or her rocker; someone who is crazy or weird. Someone who does weird things, says crazy stuff, etc.
A few screws loose: "Jeffrey Dahmer, the American serial killer who would eat his victims, had more than his fair share of missing screws."
a few screws loose by FrozYo January 5, 2011
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