umpteen
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adjective Informal.
innumerable; many.
Origin:
1915–20; ump(ty), fanciful designation for an indeterminate number (with -ty as in twenty, etc.) + -teen
1915–20; ump(ty), fanciful designation for an indeterminate number (with -ty as in twenty, etc.) + -teen
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umpteen (ˌʌmpˈtiːn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —determiner | |
| informal | |
| a. very many: umpteen things to do | |
| b. (as pronoun): umpteen of them came | |
| [C20: from umpty a great deal (perhaps from -enty as in twenty) + -teen ten] | |
| ump'teenth | |
| —n, —adj | |
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Umpteen
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Slang Dictionary
umpteen definition[ˈəmptin]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
He rescued the firm by energetically devising umpteen new ways to profit from its iconic cartoon characters.
Meanwhile, umpteen aid agencies have joined the cause.
The bill has been written and rewritten umpteen times to meet each party's objections.
Those are units that now exist, that this committee has built in the last umpteen years.
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