bazillionadj.n.

Brit.

/bəˈzɪljən/, U.S.

/bəˈzɪlj(ə)n/

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: billion n.

Etymology: Apparently alteration of billion n. Compare slightly later zillion adj. and n., and also gazillion n. and adj.

colloquial (originally and chiefly North American).

A. adj. (attributive).

With an article, number, or other quantifier, and followed by a plural noun: amounting to a very large (but indefinite) number or quantity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > plurality > great number, numerousness > [adjective] > used for large number

sevenOE

fortya1616

any1758

steen1886

steenth1895

zillion1901

umpty1916

umptieth1917

umpteen1918

umpteenth1918

bazillion1939

scrillion1945

1939 N.Y. Times 20 June 15 (advt.) I have forty six bazillion tiny holes in my shirt to cool me off.

1986 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 21 Aug. a20/6 There are a bazillion forms, and the Government is known to be slow paying.

1994 Boston Herald (Nexis) 21 July 12 That is literally how I got involved in 50 bazillion organizations.

1996 Denver Post 22 Sept. a2/1 The high-profile Colorado couple..mailed out a bazillion postcards.

B. n.

A very large (but indefinite) number or quantity (of something); chiefly in plural. Also, following a quantifier, as a collective plural.

ΚΠ

1986 R. L. Chapman New Dict. Amer. Slang 18/2 Bazillion, a very large number; a zillion.

1990 Record (Bergen County, New Jersey) (Nexis) 10 June l9 The savings-and-loan industry bailout, which as of yesterday was expected to cost taxpayers $752.6 trillion skillion, is now expected to cost $964.3 hillion jillion bazillion, not including the Christmas party.

1998 Columbian (Vancouver) 12 July a1 ‘There are bazillions of gigabytes of information’ on the Internet, Tweet said.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bazillion
释义	bazillionadj.n. Brit. /bəˈzɪljən/, U.S. /bəˈzɪlj(ə)n/ Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: billion n. Etymology: Apparently alteration of billion n. Compare slightly later zillion adj. and n., and also gazillion n. and adj. colloquial (originally and chiefly North American). A. adj. (attributive). With an article, number, or other quantifier, and followed by a plural noun: amounting to a very large (but indefinite) number or quantity. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > plurality > great number, numerousness > [adjective] > used for large number sevenOE fortya1616 any1758 steen1886 steenth1895 zillion1901 umpty1916 umptieth1917 umpteen1918 umpteenth1918 bazillion1939 scrillion1945 1939 N.Y. Times 20 June 15 (advt.) I have forty six bazillion tiny holes in my shirt to cool me off. 1986 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 21 Aug. a20/6 There are a bazillion forms, and the Government is known to be slow paying. 1994 Boston Herald (Nexis) 21 July 12 That is literally how I got involved in 50 bazillion organizations. 1996 Denver Post 22 Sept. a2/1 The high-profile Colorado couple..mailed out a bazillion postcards. B. n. A very large (but indefinite) number or quantity (of something); chiefly in plural. Also, following a quantifier, as a collective plural. ΚΠ 1986 R. L. Chapman New Dict. Amer. Slang 18/2 Bazillion, a very large number; a zillion. 1990 Record (Bergen County, New Jersey) (Nexis) 10 June l9 The savings-and-loan industry bailout, which as of yesterday was expected to cost taxpayers $752.6 trillion skillion, is now expected to cost $964.3 hillion jillion bazillion, not including the Christmas party. 1998 Columbian (Vancouver) 12 July a1 ‘There are bazillions of gigabytes of information’ on the Internet, Tweet said. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1939
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