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zillion

noun
/ˈzɪljən/

Etymology

See -illion. An arbitrary coinage, appearing by 1916.

Definitions

  1. An unspecified large number (of).

    • Low Man: 'Thanks again, Woody. I'll see you next time the world needs saving.' / Woody: 'Pfft, yeah. Only if we sell a zillion units!'
    • "We are certainly not blaming lower socioeconomic families for not talking to their kids - there are probably a zillion reasons why that happens."

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA