Gorillion
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An unspecified large number (of). excessive, humorous, slang, sometimes
"The sum of one million dollars seems more randomly absurd than unjust, piddling, or anything else you can come up with to describe a punishment for the Fiesta's corruption. It might as well have been one billion, or one gorillion dollars. The sum isn't important."
Example
More examples"The sum of one million dollars seems more randomly absurd than unjust, piddling, or anything else you can come up with to describe a punishment for the Fiesta's corruption. It might as well have been one billion, or one gorillion dollars. The sum isn't important."
Etymology
From gorilla (arbitrary, used for sound) + -illion.
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