zillion
English
editEtymology
editSee + -illion
Pronunciation
editNoun
editzillion (plural zillions)
- (slang, hyperbolic) An unspecified large number (of); a gazillion.
- 2008 December 6, “Brain tests show child wealth gap”, in BBC News:
- "We are certainly not blaming lower socioeconomic families for not talking to their kids - there are probably a zillion reasons why that happens."
Synonyms
edit- (unspecified large number): See also Thesaurus:zillion.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editunspecified large number
|
Further reading
edit- Indefinite and fictitious numbers on Wikipedia.Wikipedia