jillion

English

Etymology

See -illion.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: jĭl′yən, IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪljən/
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  • Homophones: gillion, Gillian, Jillian (sometimes: gillion may start with hard /ɡ/; the names may alternatively be trisyllabic /ˈdʒɪl.i.ən/)
  • Rhymes: -ɪljən
  • Hyphenation: jil‧lion

Noun

jillion (plural jillions)

  1. (slang, hyperbolic) An unspecified large number (of).
    • 1995 December 29, Kreg Harrison, “11th hour- lecher where??”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure (Usenet):
      I know this has been asked a jillion times, but news server displays only one days worth of posts..
    • 1999 April 27, Patric M. Verrone, “A Fishful of Dollars” (11:00 from the start), in Futurama, season 1, episode 6 (television episode), spoken by Philip J. Fry (Billy West), United States, via FOX, 1ACV06:
      “One jillion dollars!

Synonyms

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