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zillion

zillion

8 5.6
A very large number that people use to show a lot
  • noun
  • /ˈzɪljən/
  • Informal
translation icon : billón
  • There are zillions of stars in the night sky, making it impossible to count them all.
  • zillions of dollars
  • zillions of people
  • zillions of times

Or, you know, it's a zillion things you can pick AT.

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Examples

  • Maybe I will join the ranks of zillions who have pre-ordered the new camera from Canon.

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  • I know you hear this like a zillion times a day, but I was like the biggest fan of The Office.

  • And we are a zillion miles from that in my opinion.

  • I got a zillion zillion times more.

  • A good zillion times more than what my dreams were.

  • 'Cause there's only a zillion of them in every gas station in America.

  • I've got a zillion of them.

  • As a young wife, I started collecting her cookbooks and have tried a zillion of her recipes.

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  • They got, like, zillions of scientists.

  • Zillions and zillions and zillions of them, each one with its own life in it.

Synonyms

million
vszillion
  • Informal
417 1.0

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

is a vague emphatic term not tied to a real numeric value
large number
vszillion
158 1.4

Many people or things counted together

is more informal and used mainly for strong emphasis
billion
vszillion
  • Informal
151 2.5

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

is a nonnumeric emphatic word rather than a specific large value
trillion
vszillion
  • Informal
56 3.2

A very large, not exact number used to show exaggeration

is a purely indefinite exaggeration, not a specific numeric term
myriad
vszillion
36 6.8

A very large number of things or people

is more generally used as a single emphatic number word
gazillion
vszillion
  • Slang
24 7.0

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

is a neutral emphatic term rather than a playful invented word
bazillion
vszillion
  • Slang
8 8.1

A very large number that people use to show exaggeration

is a general emphatic number word without playful tone
jillion
vszillion
  • Informal
5 9.2

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

is less obviously invented and more neutral for emphasis
tons
vszillion
  • Informal
1 2.1

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

is similar but feels even more exaggerated and slangy
dozens
vszillion
1 1.0

A large number, usually more than twelve

expresses a far larger, indefinite amount for strong emphasis
1 1.0

A phrase that means many rather than exactly 101

is a single emphatic term suggesting an enormous unspecified number
bajillion
vszillion
  • UK
8.4

Very large in number with no exact amount and said as a joke

is used for emphasis but without implying countless literally
gorillion
vszillion
  • Slang
9.9

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

is a standard emphatic word rather than a joke-like label
over nine thousand
vszillion
  • Slang
9.1

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

is a plain emphatic number without pop-culture reference
nonillion
vszillion
  • Informal
9.9

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

is an everyday emphatic word rather than a formal numeric name
tredecillion
vszillion
  • Informal
9.9

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

serves as a general exaggerated number word without formal sense
gigaton
vszillion
  • Informal
7.7

A very large amount used to show that something is extreme

is a simple indefinite emphatic term rather than a unit of measure

How Many

zillion
  • Informal
8 5.6
countless
245 2.5
multimillion
3 3.5
dozens
1 1.0
a few
1.0
one
1.0

Surface Forms

zillion singular
zillions plural

Etymology

The word zillion is a playful, made-up number that copies the -illion ending from familiar words like million and billion. So when someone says 'I've told you a zillion times', they mean 'a very large number' or just 'a lot' for emphasis.