When to Use
- When someone asks if you have procrastinated on your tasks.
- Responding to how many cups of coffee you drink in a day.
- Replying to a friend asking how many times you have rewatched a specific show.
Source: Michael Cohen Congressional testimony
Dialogue: quite a few times. 50 times? more. 100 times? more. 200 times? more. 500 times? probably.
This clip shows Michael Cohen providing testimony during a high-profile Congressional hearing. When asked about specific counts of occurrences, he repeatedly dismisses the smaller figures and answers 'more', eventually settling on 'probably' when presented with a significantly larger number. It has become a popular reaction for suggesting that an estimate is vastly understated.
Michael Cohen testifies before Congress, wearing a suit and tie, calmly and repeatedly answering 'probably' to a series of escalating questions about the frequency of an event.
Used as a humorous or sarcastic response when someone is underestimating a number or amount, implying it is actually much higher.