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brazillion

brazillion noun: an unspecified large number (of).

Noun

brazillion (plural brazillions)

  1. (excessive, slang) An unspecified large number (of).
    • The chances against this ever happening being so vanishly small I don't know how many universes would need to exist for how many brazillions of years for it ever to happen at all.2005 October 15, Uncle Davey, “A riddle that was set me...”, in alt.fan.uncle-davey (Usenet)
    • there's about ten brazillion C++ tutorial things on the Interwebz.2008 August 7, Rev. 11D Meow!, “visual c++”, in talk.bizarre (Usenet)

Examples of brazillion in a sentence

  • The chance of igniting hydrogen while jumpstarting a vehicle is about one in a brazillion.2013 January 22, Eiron, “battery boost”, in rec.motorcycles (Usenet):
  • One involves fire and a brazillion flying sparks.2013, Stephen Voltz, Fritz Grobe, How to Build a Hovercraft: Air Cannons, Magnet Motors, and 25 Other Amazing DIY Science Projects, San...

Synonyms of brazillion

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Forms of brazillion

pluralbrazillions

Origin of brazillion

Blend of Brazil + -illion. Possibly originating from an old joke mocking former US president George W. Bush: Donald Rumsfeld is giving the President his daily briefing on Iraq. He concludes by saying: "Yesterday, seven Brazilian soldiers were killed in an ambush." "Oh, no! That's terrible!" the President exclaims. His staff sit stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as the President sits, head in hands. Finally, the President looks up and asks, "Um... how many is a brazillion, exactly?"

Questions about brazillion

What does brazillion mean?
Brazillion means an unspecified large number (of).
How do you use brazillion in a sentence?
The chance of igniting hydrogen while jumpstarting a vehicle is about one in a brazillion.
What part of speech is brazillion?
Brazillion is a noun.
What is the plural of brazillion?
The plural of brazillion is brazillions.

Words near brazillion in the dictionary

  1. Brazilianizing
  2. Brazilianness
  3. Brazilians
  4. Brazilification
  5. brazilin
  6. brazillion
  7. brazillions
  8. Brazilophile
  9. Brazilophilia
  10. Brazilophilic
  11. Brazilophobia

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