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umpteen

ump·teen

UK/ˈʌmp.tiːn/ US/ˈʌˈmptin/ uncommon informal

adjective

1.

innumerable but many

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Origin

From ump (“a colloquial name for the dash "-" in Morse code”) + -teen. Unrelated to ump as in umpire, and simply a mnemonic rhyming aid.

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