eleventy

9.9

A joking made-up number meaning a very large amount

noun
/ɪˈlɛvənˌti/

Informal

: eleventi

I've told you eleventy times to clean your room.

Examples

There were eleventy reasons to celebrate his birthday!
The repairs cost eleventy dollars, according to his joke.
He gave me eleventy reasons why he couldn't attend the meeting.
She told me the story eleventy times before I finally believed her.
He gave me eleventy reasons why he couldn't attend the meeting.
She told me the story eleventy times before I finally believed her.
I've told you eleventy times to clean your room.

Synonyms

gazillion

vseleventy

Slang

24 7.0

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

is usually humorous rather than merely emphatic

bajillion

vseleventy

8.3

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

is similar but used more often for joking effect

Surface Forms

eleventy singular

eleventies plural

Morphology

eleventy = eleven (semi-transparent) = eleven + ty

Formally built from 'eleven' + the tens suffix '-ty', but the modern/humorous sense ('an indefinite very large number') departs from a regular numeric interpretation.

Etymology

The word eleventy is a playful blend of eleven and the number ending -ty, so it sounds like a real number but was made up as a joke. A helpful way to remember it is that people use eleventy to mean 'a lot' or 'a very large or not exact number'.