umpteen

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈʌmp.tiːn/

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Determiner

Determiner umpteen

1. (indefinite) (informal) Umpteen is a large number of something; more than some.

   What have you been doing for the last umpteen days?

   Umpteen cups of coffee later, we were finished the job.

   He's broken umpteen laws and crashed a dozen cars.

Synonyms

• some
• many

Related words

• umpteenth