jillion
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]See -illion.
Pronunciation
[edit]- enPR: jĭl′yən, IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪljən/
Audio (General Australian): (file) Audio (General American): (file) - Homophones: gillion, Gillian, Jillian (sometimes gillion may start with hard /ɡ/; the names may alternatively be trisyllabic /ˈdʒɪl.i.ən/)
- Rhymes: -ɪljən
- Hyphenation: jil‧lion
Noun
[edit]jillion (plural jillions)
- (slang, hyperbolic) An unspecified large number (of).
- 1999 April 27, Patric M. Verrone, “A Fishful of Dollars” (11:00 from the start), in Futurama, season 1, episode 6 (television episode), spoken by Philip J. Fry (Billy West), United States, via FOX, 1ACV06:
- “One jillion dollars!”
Synonyms
[edit]- See also Thesaurus:zillion.