gazillion

noun

ga·​zil·​lion gə-ˈzil-yən How to pronounce gazillion (audio)
plural gazillions
informal
: a huge, unspecified number : zillion
According to William Miller, Jr., VMD, a professor of dermatology at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine, there are "gazillions" of different types of fungi existing in nature, including molds, yeasts, mildews and so forth.Tom Ewing
… the seemingly gazillions of options available to us compared to our parents' generation.Michele Bender
often used with another noun
With just over a gazillion pages on the Web, navigating the far reaches of cyberspace without a search engine is nearly impossible.Angela Hickman et al.
gazillionth adjective
… my friend Kathy and I are going to see Def Leppard on Monday night in Cincinnati for the gazillionth time. Nancy Wilson

Examples of gazillion in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This machine makes literally a gazillion of them to turn outdoor playtime into a bubble wonderland. Shanna Shipin, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2024 Wake up when my alarm goes off to a sore throat, which could be from a gazillion different things, especially since my voice is also TOTALLY gone. R29 Team, refinery29.com, 27 Sep. 2024 Tell everyone else with an iPhone how to do this and earn yourself a gazillion karma points. Davey Winder, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024 The juiciest chapter of my life was with original content directed by women, these little stories that didn’t need to make a gazillion dollars to exist. Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gazillion 

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Word History

Etymology

alteration of zillion

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gazillion was in 1977

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“Gazillion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gazillion. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

gazillion

noun
ga·​zil·​lion gə-ˈzil-yən How to pronounce gazillion (audio)
informal

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