English

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Etymology

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From jillion +‎ -aire.[1]

Noun

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jillionaire (plural jillionaires)

  1. (colloquial, hyperbolic) An incredibly rich person; a zillionaire.
    Synonyms: bajillionaire, bazillionaire, gazillionaire, squillionaire
    • 2016 January 7, Mark Harris, “The era of gigantosaur movies brought us Age of Ultron, Jurassic World, and now Star Wars.”, in Slate[1], New York, N.Y.: The Slate Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-06-03:
      ("I can hold my breath for a long time" was this summer's "I ate bison liver." Good for you, you middle-aged macho-measuring jillionaires.)

References

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  1. ^ jillionaire, n.”, in OED Online  , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.