gazillion

noun

ga·​zil·​lion gə-ˈzil-yən 

plural gazillions

informal

: a huge, unspecified number : zillion

According to William Miller, Jr., VMD, a professor of dermatology at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine, there are "gazillions" of different types of fungi existing in nature, including molds, yeasts, mildews and so forth.

—Tom Ewing

… the seemingly gazillions of options available to us compared to our parents' generation.

—Michele Bender

—often used with another noun

With just over a gazillion pages on the Web, navigating the far reaches of cyberspace without a search engine is nearly impossible.

—Angela Hickman et al.

gazillionth

gə-ˈzil-yən(t)th 

adjective

… my friend Kathy and I are going to see Def Leppard on Monday night in Cincinnati for the gazillionth time.

—Nancy Wilson

Examples of gazillion in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As our eyes slowly adjusted to the gazillion pinprick stars above, Wiesner pointed out constellations: Orion’s Belt, consisting of three bright stars; the Southern Cross, the famous navigation tool of early seafarers; the hazy band of the Milky Way. —Biénne Huisman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2024

This cool device leaves them free to do a gazillion other things (prep ingredients or pour a glass of wine, say). —Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 10 Dec. 2024

The Internet made scarcity scarce: everyone could see that there were a gazillion copies of the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica for sale online, and their price plunged. —Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024

This machine makes literally a gazillion of them to turn outdoor playtime into a bubble wonderland. —Shanna Shipin, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

alteration of zillion

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

gazillion

noun

ga·​zil·​lion gə-ˈzil-yən 

informal

: zillion