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umpty

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umpty 
1905, "of an indefinite number," originally Morse code slang for "dash," influenced by association with numerals such as twenty, thirty, etc.; umpteen (1917) is World War I army slang, from umpty + teen.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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