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gazillion

gazillion

24 7.0
A very large unknown number used to say something is much bigger than it is
  • noun
  • /ɡəˈzɪljən/
  • Slang
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  • So then, a big corporation down in Texas... offered them a gazillion dollars for it.

Like no, I have like gazillions of old tests.

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Examples

  • I've tried a gazillion different recipes for that dish but none have turned out quite right.

  • All right, boys, we've got a gazillion dollars waiting for us in the Bahamas.

  • See if he wants to give you a gazillion dollars or something.

  • And we're a gazillion miles from L.A.

  • All I'm saying is that when you win, you get like a gazillion dollars.

  • Shouldn't I have a gazillion followers on all the big social media platforms?

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  • He's got, like, a gazillion hit songs, and he's super famous.

  • Obama won this debate; he was articulate and a gazillion times clearer than the last time.

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  • Evolution says that man crawled out of the slime a gazillion years ago and has been improving ever since.

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  • For my Graphic Design class, I've drawn probably 135 gazillion pictures of a compass.

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Synonyms

million
vsgazillion
  • Informal
417 1.0

A very large number used to mean a lot without an exact count

is the more playful indefinite exaggeration rather than this numeral
large number
vsgazillion
158 1.4

Many people or things counted together

is the informal emphatic exaggeration rather than this plain label
billion
vsgazillion
  • Informal
151 2.5

A very large, not exact number used to say there are many

is the vague emphatic number used as playful exaggeration
trillion
vsgazillion
  • Informal
56 3.2

A very large, not exact number used to show exaggeration

is the casual emphatic indefinite number rather than a specific name
myriad
vsgazillion
36 6.8

A very large number of things or people

is the informal playful exaggeration rather than formal usage
bazillion
vsgazillion
  • Slang
8 8.1

A very large number that people use to show exaggeration

is the broader informal exaggeration rather than this comic coinage
zillion
vsgazillion
  • Informal
8 5.6

A very large number that people use to show a lot

is the general informal exaggeration rather than a single playful form
jillion
vsgazillion
  • Informal
5 9.2

A very large, not exact number people use to mean many

is the wider emphatic exaggeration rather than this specific invented name
tons
vsgazillion
  • Informal
1 2.1

A very large amount of something, often many people or things

is the more playful coinage rather than this common informal phrase
nonillion
vsgazillion
  • Informal
9.9

A very large not exact number people use to mean a huge amount

is the casual joking exaggeration instead of a numeric label
bajillion
vsgazillion
  • UK
8.3

A very large number with no exact amount, said as a joke

is the plain emphatic phrase rather than this jokey invented term
gorillion
vsgazillion
  • Slang
9.9

A made-up very large number that people use to mean a lot of things

is the general exaggerated amount phrase not tied to this joke
eleventy
vsgazillion
  • Informal
9.9

A joking made-up number meaning a very large amount

is the general exaggeration term rather than this fanciful comic form
tredecillion
vsgazillion
  • Informal
9.9

A very large number used to mean a huge, not exact amount

is the casual emphatic count rather than a specific numerical name
gigaton
vsgazillion
  • Informal
7.7

A very large amount used to show that something is extreme

is the simple playful exaggeration rather than a scale-based image
4.9

An amount that is large but not exactly known

is more playful and exaggerated rather than this neutral description
helluvalot of
vsgazillion
  • Informal
9.9

A very large amount of something

is the wider informal exaggeration category rather than this phrasing
metric fuckton
vsgazillion
  • Offensive
9.9

A very large amount said in a rude, informal way

is the nonvulgar informal exaggeration rather than this coarse form
over nine thousand
vsgazillion
  • Slang
9.1

A joking phrase used to say a very large amount or level

is the general informal exaggeration rather than this specific joke phrase

Antonyms

few
1.0

A small number of people or things

1.0

Not any of a group of people or things

How Large

gazillion
  • Slang
24 7.0
million
1.0
dozens
1 1.0
several
1.0
a few
1.0

Surface Forms

gazillion singular
gazillions plural

Etymology

The word gazillion is a playful, made-up number formed from familiar million and the silly zillion, and it means 'a huge, unspecified number'. So people say gazillion when they want to exaggerate and mean 'very many' rather than give an exact number.