handful
A small number, usually approximately five.
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We The Poor, middle working class run this country, the handful of billionaires and dipshit donald duck & regime dont. We wouldn't even need half our truckers to shut down, this country would buckle aka start DEMANDI…
Republicans will come back from recess next week with just a handful of legislative days to surmount multiple procedural hurdles to fund immigration and border enforcement by President Donald Trump's June 1 deadline.
Can it handle listing 19 books? I’ve only ever seen them with a handful of simple links.
Because why not? A handful of my favorite Met Gala looks from tonight, in no particular order.... Amy Seward...amongst all the folks referencing random famous works of art, she referenced HER OWN famous work of art,…
My focus is very very poor today and I have done the small handful of absolutely vital work things I have to do and I am about this -><- close to declaring the rest of the day a dead loss and going back to this fuckin…
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A small number, usually approximately five.
Many times dogs are surrendered for reasons such as changes in the family unit, a death in the family, no time to care for a dog, or because that cute little puppy is now a 100 lb untrained handful.
“What’s going on with r/furturama? A handful of posts today mentioning amounts of posts? Similar to this one [https://www.reddit.com/r/futurama/s/D67rMx2hmO](https://www.reddit.com/r/futurama/s/D67rMx2hmO) . Tried scanning the sub and there doesn’t seem to be any mention of rules updates, just posts like the one linked.”
— r/OutOfTheLoop· Apr 2026
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The amount that a hand will grasp or contain.
You tell me the velocity of a baseball as it leaves Derek Jeter's bat, and I can use the laws of physics to calculate where it will land a handful of seconds later.
"handful" means: The amount that a hand will grasp or contain.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"handful" means: The amount that a hand will grasp or contain.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
“Can it handle listing 19 books? I’ve only ever seen them with a handful of simple links.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“My focus is very very poor today and I have done the small handful of absolutely vital work things I have to do and I am about this -><- close to declaring the rest of the day a dead loss and going back to this fucking Quitclaim scene I didn't actually get to render last night.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“It doesn't exist anymore, no. It was a handful of people exploiting a Covid-era program. Implying that it's ongoing and that this is just how Somalis are is a racist dogwhistle.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Ngl I want to take a handful of moss and eat it. That’s just the kinda mood I’m in today.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“That used to be my attitude. Times, however, are changing; there is a SMALL handful of players I would now trust.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(obsolete) A hand's breadth; four inches.
Those twins are a real handful to look after.
“We The Poor, middle working class run this country, the handful of billionaires and dipshit donald duck & regime dont. We wouldn't even need half our truckers to shut down, this country would buckle aka start DEMANDING ARRESTS, CHANGES ETC!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Republicans will come back from recess next week with just a handful of legislative days to surmount multiple procedural hurdles to fund immigration and border enforcement by President Donald Trump's June 1 deadline.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Because why not? A handful of my favorite Met Gala looks from tonight, in no particular order.... Amy Seward...amongst all the folks referencing random famous works of art, she referenced HER OWN famous work of art, which is badass. Also, she looks great and I want her bag.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Restore are only standing in a handful of council seats. If that was the intention of this announcement I'd have thought waiting till after the local elections would make more sense to avoid risking scaring off some of their more centrist 'we should give them a chance' voters.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“From memory, it was only 200w the first 2 times (handful of suburbs) then maybe 2000w, once we were on Mt Dandenong. (Melbourne-wide).”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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