bazillion

English

Etymology

1939. Variation of zillion. See +‎ -illion.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bəˈzɪlɪən/

• Audio (General Australian):

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Noun

bazillion (plural bazillions)

1. (slang, mathematics, hyperbolic) An unspecified large number (of).
   • 2000 February 19, Shad Laws, “Re: I Need A Bazillion Dollars”, in rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled‎^[1] (Usenet):

     I second the need for a bazillion dollars. 'twould be nice. :-)

   • 2001, Colin Harrison, Afterburn, St. Martin's Press, published 2001, →ISBN, page 278:

     I wouldn't sleep with him in a bazillion years, but I'm not scared of him.

   • 2003 January 9, ukla, “Bazillion kernel messages?”, in sol.lists.freebsd.questions‎^[2] (Usenet):

     I have a bazillion of these kernel messages showing up in my logs...

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:zillion.

Derived terms

• bazillionaire

 

Anagrams

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