ga·zil·lion

[guh-zil-yuhn]
noun Informal.
an extremely large, indeterminate number.

Origin:
ga-, variant of ka- + zillion

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gazillion (ɡəˈzɪljən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -lions, -lion
1.  (often pl) an extremely large but unspecified number, quantity, or amount: gazillions of people turned up
 
determiner
2.  a.  amounting to a gazillion: a gazillion types to choose from
 b.  (as pronoun): I found a gazillion under the sink
 
[C20: on the model of million]

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Gazillion is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
Example sentences
There are a gazillion of emails in my box, many many of them jumping in with
  discussions about students.
Even with a gazillion bits per second, a human being can still only process so
  much info.
There have been a gazillion stories about how difficult it is for consumers
  with good credit to secure loans.
Put up a huge windmill, maybe, or raise a gazillion chickens or prigs.
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