gazillion

ga·zil·lion

 (gə-zĭl′yən)

n.

Informal An indefinitely large number: "The crowd cheered wildly ... as gazillions of balloons poured down from the rafters" (Tom Shales).

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[On the model of million, billion, etc.]

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gazillion

(ɡəˈzɪljən)

n, pl -lions or -lion

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

determiner

a. amounting to a gazillion: a gazillion types to choose from.

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

[C20: on the model of million]

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ga•zil•lion

(gəˈzɪl yən)
n.

Informal. an extremely large, indeterminate number.

[1975–80; ga-, variant of ka- + zillion]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

gazillion - a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole); "there were millions of flies" jillion, trillion, zillion, million, billion large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude

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