zillion (n.)

1942, arbitrary coinage with no definite numerical value; first recorded in Billboard magazine. Compare jillion, gazillion.

by 1939, arbitrary coinage, modeled on million, etc. Compare zillion, gazillion.

by 1984, with made-up prefix and ending from billion, trillion, etc. Perhaps based on earlier zillion.

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Definitions of zillion from WordNet

zillion (n.)

a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole);

zillion (adj.)

very large indeterminate number;

a zillion people were there

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