gorillion

9.9

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

noun
/ɡəˈrɪljən/

Slang

: gorillion

I've told you a gorillion times to clean your room!

Examples

There are a gorillion things I'd rather do than paperwork.
The stadium can hold a gorillion people, or at least that's how it feels.
I have a gorillion things to do today.
There are gorillions of stars in the sky.
I've told you a gorillion times to clean your room!
The stadium can hold a gorillion people, or at least that's how it feels.
There are a gorillion things I'd rather do than paperwork.

Synonyms

million

vsgorillion

Informal

417 1.0

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

is more clearly invented and jokey rather than a real numeral image

large number

vsgorillion

158 1.4

Many people or things counted together

is more humorous and deliberately invented to sound endless

billion

vsgorillion

Informal

151 2.5

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

is more fanciful and less tied to an actual numeric sense

trillion

vsgorillion

Informal

56 3.2

A very large, not exact number used to show exaggeration

is more playful and implies a countless, comic exaggeration

myriad

vsgorillion

36 6.8

A very large number of things or people

is more playful and humorous rather than purely neutral or formal

gazillion

vsgorillion

Slang

24 7.0

A very large unknown number used to say something is much bigger than it is

is the same playful exaggeration but stresses a countless, humorous amount

bazillion

vsgorillion

Slang

8 8.1

A very large number that people use to show exaggeration

is similar but implies an even more wildly countless sense

zillion

vsgorillion

Informal

8 5.6

A very large number that people use to show a lot

is similar but leans more on comic, hyperbolic countlessness

jillion

vsgorillion

Informal

5 9.2

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

is equally informal but stresses a more extreme, endless idea

tons

vsgorillion

Informal

1 2.1

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

is more of a comic invented number than a general informal amount

one hundred and one

vsgorillion

1 1.0

A phrase that means many rather than exactly 101

is more of an invented comic number, not just a figurative count

bajillion

vsgorillion

8.3

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

is similar yet often used to suggest a more absurdly countless amount

nonillion

vsgorillion

Informal

9.9

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

is similar but often used with more overt humorous intent

tredecillion

vsgorillion

Informal

9.9

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

is comparably hyperbolic but more obviously playful and comic

gigaton

vsgorillion

Informal

7.7

A very large amount used to show that something is extreme

is more slangy and framed as a joking, countless figure

metric fuckton

vsgorillion

Offensive

9.9

A very large amount said in a rude, informal way

is similarly exaggerated but uses lighter, playful humor instead of vulgarity

over nine thousand

vsgorillion

Slang

9.1

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

is similar but tends to be a playful invented number rather than a meme phrase

helluvalot of

vsgorillion

Informal

9.9

A very large amount of something

is more fanciful and jokey instead of everyday informal largeness

gobs

vsgorillion

Informal

7.9

A large amount of things like clothes or money

is more playful and explicitly hyperbolic rather than merely casual

How Many

gorillion

Slang

9.9

zillion

Informal

8 5.6

countless

245 2.5

many

9 1.0

several

∞ 1.0

a few

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

gorillion singular

gorillions plural

Morphology

gorillion = zillion (semi-transparent) = gor + illion

Formed by analogy to informal numerals like 'zillion' so the sense 'a very large, indefinite number' is predictable, but the initial segment 'gor-' has no independent meaning.

Etymology

Gorillion is a playful blend of gorilla and million, so you can picture 'a million gorillas' to imagine something huge. That's why people use gorillion to mean 'an extremely large, indefinite number' in a funny way.