gazillion

[ guh-zil-yuhn ]

nounInformal.
  1. an extremely large, indeterminate number.

Origin of gazillion

1
First recorded in 1915–20; ga-, variant of ka- + zillion

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British Dictionary definitions for gazillion

gazillion

/ (ɡəˈzɪljən) informal /


nounplural -lions or -lion
  1. (often pl) an extremely large but unspecified number, quantity, or amount: gazillions of people turned up

determiner
    • amounting to a gazillion: a gazillion types to choose from

    • (as pronoun): I found a gazillion under the sink

Origin of gazillion

1
C20: on the model of million

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