UMPTEEN


Meaning of UMPTEEN in English

/ ˌʌmpˈtiːn; NAmE / determiner

( informal ) very many :

I've told this story umpteen times.

►  ump·teen pronoun :

Umpteen of them all arrived at once.

►  ump·teenth / ˌʌmpˈtiːnθ; NAmE / determiner :

'This is crazy,' she told herself for the umpteenth time (= she had done it many times before) .

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WORD ORIGIN

early 20th cent.: humorous formation based on -teen .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.