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gorillion

noun

Etymology

From gorilla (arbitrary, used for sound) + -illion.

  1. derived from Γόριλλαι
  2. suffixed as gorillion — “gorilla + illion”

Definitions

  1. An unspecified large number (of).

    • It’s actually a quadrillion, although it could just as easily be a bazillion, a gorillion, a donkeykongillion or a shakazuluillion, because the number is so large that we really don’t even use it, especially when we’re talking about money.
    • I'm impressed you haven't mentioned Muh Holocaust and the 6 Gorillion yet.

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