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passel

American  
[pas-uhl] / ˈpæs əl /

noun

Informal.

  1. a group or lot of indeterminate number.

    a passel of dignitaries.
passel British  
/ ˈpæsəl /

noun

  1. informal a group or quantity of no fixed number

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Etymology

Origin of passel

First recorded in 1825–35; alteration of parcel

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Flynn’s not around, but Jack Patten is, playing the legendary outlaw in the new 10-part “Robin Hood” with a grave demeanor and a passel of Merry Men who seem to have PTSD.

From The Wall Street Journal

Peralta struck him out in his first at-bat with a passel of sliders.

From Seattle Times

We gift a casserole when our friend’s in-law’s and extended family are coming to stay for the week or maybe when their child is bringing home a passel of friends from college.

From Salon

White gets a passel of pawns and the Black king is left completely exposed.

From Washington Times

He can only admit this after he adopts a passel of fanged frogmen that he somehow finds charming.

From Salon

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