gazillion

English

Etymology

See +‎ -illion

Pronunciation

• enPR: gə-zĭl'yən, IPA^(key): /ɡəˈzɪljən/

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• Rhymes: -ɪljən

Noun

gazillion (plural gazillions)

1. (slang, hyperbolic) An unspecified large number (of).
   • 2004 November 28, (0) -^- (0) [username], “A gazillion vintage transistors for sale on Ebay”, in rec.antiques.radio+phono‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Even if you are not a transistor collector, it is still pretty neat seeing that many early transistors. Wowzers...yes indeed...wowzers! Ok...it is not a gazillion but sure is a bunch.

   • 2014 February 8, Schumpeter, “Barack Obama, deporter-in-chief”, in The Economist, volume 410, number 8873:

     First, he is merely following laws written by nativist Republicans. This is a cop-out. As president he sets priorities for the executive branch, which cannot catch and prosecute everyone who breaks any of the gazillions of federal rules.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:zillion.

Further reading

• Indefinite and fictitious numbers on Wikipedia.Wikipedia