gazillion

[ guh-zil-yuh n ]

/ gəˈzɪl yən /

noun Informal.

an extremely large, indeterminate number.

Nearby words

gazer, gazette, gazetted officer, gazetteer, gaziantep, gazillion, gazillionaire, gazogene, gazpacho, gazump, gazunder

Origin of gazillion

ga-, variant of ka- + zillion

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Examples from the Web for gazillion

Eating an abundance of raw foods is one thing; eating a gazillion bananas is something different.
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Linsky said, “She had all the qualification that someone in that role would need, and they choose from a gazillion candidates.”
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Yeah,” Zero said, “one criminal down, seven gazillion to go.
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British Dictionary definitions for gazillion

gazillion

/ (ɡəˈzɪljən) informal /

noun plural -lions or -lion

(often pl) an extremely large but unspecified number, quantity, or amountgazillions of people turned up

determiner

amounting to a gazilliona gazillion types to choose from
(as pronoun)I found a gazillion under the sink

Word Origin for gazillion

C20: on the model of million

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Word Origin and History for gazillion

gazillion

by 1984, with made-up prefix and ending from billion, trillion, etc.