Noun: squillion skwi-lee-un
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- A very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
"there were squillions of flies";
- million [informal], billion [informal], trillion [informal], zillion [informal], jillion [N. Amer, informal], gazillion [informal], bazillion [N. Amer, informal], bajillion [informal]
Usage: informal
- Very large indeterminate number
"a squillion people were there";
- zillion [informal], gazillion [informal], bajillion [informal], bazillion [N. Amer, informal]
Derived forms: squillions
See also: cardinal
Type of: large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity
Encyclopedia: Squillion