Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gorillion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
go-ril-lion
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unspecified large number (of).

Humorous; Slang

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Etymology

From gorilla (arbitrary, used for sound) + -illion.

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What does gorillion mean?
An unspecified large number (of).
Where does gorillion come from?
From gorilla (arbitrary, used for sound) + -illion.

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