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  • noun slang, hyperbolic An unspecified large number (of).

Etymologies

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See +‎ -illion. Possibly influenced by Arabic kabīr = "big".

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Examples

  • CNN, why the eighty kabillion ticker stories about Obama's speech last night?

    Poll: Dodd on the rebound? 2009

  • Mike: spiced lamb kebabs with feta cheese dip DROOL; and, I think I ate this nine kabillion times at Zaytinya when he was cooking there

    Top Chef All-Stars Ep. 9: Fondue and Fallon Carol Blymire 2011

  • The urinals were like the size of a fruit bowl so you could see yourself and anyone in there with you a kabillion times over.

    Dear Clusterflock | clusterflock 2009

  • As she emits that horrifying cackle of hers, Richard and Dale look really annoyed by the fact that she's there and that they have to look at her, and I now love them eleventy kabillion percent more than the other contestants.

    Top Chef All-Stars Ep. 11: There goes my Final Four 2011

  • I suppose the jist of it all is that, with a Lucas aged fourteen months, I do still believe that spanking has its place as a disciplinary tool, which will vary based on a kabillion different variables and circumstances, and that there are clear and definite lines between spanking and beating and that conflating the two leads to bitter resentment on both sides.

    more thoughts on Being Mom. « Love | Peace | Ohana 2009

  • Now Sartorias (aka author Sherwood Smith, who's written some delightful fantasies) parses a few breeds of author: For example, the writer who wishes to have written might say something like "I wish I'd written Harry Potter, because then I'd have a kabillion dollars, and would never have to work again in my life -- or my kids and grandkids."

    What book? eddvick 2008

  • I've watched/listened to it fifteen kabillion times now.

    Would You Go With Me? arhyalon 2008

  • But because I have personally heard this song more than 800 kabillion times since its release, I have a gut reaction from the first note.

    Tara Dublin: Ten Songs Radio Never Should Play Again 2010

  • By this time next year, the Republican presidential field will consist of two or three top contenders … as opposed to the eleventy kabillion White House wanna-bes who are currently descending on the Palmetto state in advance of our “First in the South” presidential primary.

    11 For 11 2010

  • Besides a kabillion-word New York Times Magazine story and Internet posts galore, people have been yapping about this film for seemingly forever and anticipation is high.

    Fall's Best Includes Drew, Clooney and a Juno Reunion 2009

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