bajillion

English

Etymology

See +‎ -illion

Pronunciation

• enPR: bə-jĭl'yən, IPA^(key): /bəˈd͡ʒɪljən/

• Audio (General Australian):

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Noun

bajillion (plural bajillions)

1. (slang, hyperbolic) An unspecified large number (of).
   • 2003 August 27, connie, “Tomatoes . . .”, in rec.food.preserving‎^[1] (Usenet):

     However, I have a bajillion cherry tomatoes. Is it worth it to try to make spaghetti sauce from them, or will it take 10 bajillion cherry tomatoes to make any quantity of sauce?

   • 2024 August 28, Raven Smith, “Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, and the Art of the Public Feud”, in Vogue‎^[2]:

     I’m glad Oasis are back together—a bajillion people singing “Wonderwall” live will be transcendent—but, I dunno, I’m sort of hoping for a bit of drama between the bros?

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:zillion.

Derived terms

• bajillionaire
• bajillionth