bajillion

noun

ba·​jil·​lion bə-ˈjil-yən 

plural bajillions

US, informal

: a huge, unspecified number : bazillion

Twister cost, as I understand it, 570 bajillion dollars. Well, I can report, it's all up there on the screen.

—Michael J. Nelson, Home Theater, August 1997

Nowadays there are so many bajillions of shows to watch that the chances that your neighbor watched the same thing last night that you did are pretty small.

—Michelle Teheux, Lake Sun Leader (Camdenton, Missouri), 31 May 2012

bajillionth

bə-ˈjil-yən(t)th

adjective

CW had already announced that its reality series "America's Next Top Model" was coming back for a bajillionth season.

—Lisa de Moraes, Washington Post, 4 May 2012

Word History

Etymology

probably blend of bazillion and jillion entry 1

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above

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