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bajillion
(ba|jil|lion)
Pronunciation:
/bəˈdʒɪljən/
cardinal number
informal
, chiefly
North American
an extremely large number (used for emphasis):
I’ve still got a bajillion things to do
Origin:
1990s
: fanciful formation on the pattern of
billion
and
million
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