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gazillion

gazillion

English

Noun

gazillion (plural gazillions)

  1. (slang, hyperbolic) An unspecified large number (of).
    • 2004 November 28, (0) -^- (0) [username], “A gazillion vintage transistors for sale on Ebay”, in rec.antiques.radio+phono, Usenet:
      Even if you are not a transistor collector, it is still pretty neat seeing that many early transistors. Wowzers...yes indeed...wowzers! Ok...it is not a gazillion but sure is a bunch.
    • 2014 February 8, Schumpeter, Barack Obama, deporter-in-chief”, in The Economist, volume 410, number 8873:
      First, he is merely following laws written by nativist Republicans. This is a cop-out. As president he sets priorities for the executive branch, which cannot catch and prosecute everyone who breaks any of the gazillions of federal rules.

Synonyms

  • See also Wikisaurus:zillion.