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umpteenth

[uhmp-teenth]

adjective Informal.

of an indefinitely large number in succession: He was the umpteenth person to arrive.

Also, um·teenth

[uhm-teenth] .

Origin:
1915–20; umpteen + -th²

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umpteen (ˌʌmpˈtiːn)

—*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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umpty-umpth definition

[ˈəmptiˈəmpθ] and [ˈəmpˈtintθ]
and umpteenth

mod.
thousandth, billionth, zillionth, etc. (Represents some very large but indefinite number.) : This is the umpty-umpth time I've told you to keep your dog out of my yard.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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"Is discord going to show itself while we are still fighting, is the Jew once again worth less than another? Oh, it is sad, very sad, that once more, for the umpteenth time, the old truth is confirmed: "What one Christian does is his own responsibility, what one Jew does is thrown back at all Jews.""

-Anne Frank

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