gajillion
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Meaning · English
An unspecified large number (of); a gazillion.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
When Anna gets home from school, Cody is sitting on the step in front of the purple door, juggling his knees. "Ben and Cass walked by a gajillion minutes ago. What took you so long?"
A gajillion minutes? Really?" Anna had let the others get ahead, but she never lost sight of them.
"Okay, maybe onl
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “gajillion” mean?
An unspecified large number (of); a gazillion.
Is “gajillion” formal or informal?
gajillion is generally slang.