umpteen

Meanings

• Adjective

  A large but indefinite number.

  - "He has umpteen unread books on his shelf."
  - "The number of attendees at the event was umpteen."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with umpteen
chumpchange , plenty , seventeen

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Variants

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umpteen

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Etymology

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Originated from the Yiddish um-tef, meaning 'more than ten'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'umpteen' is often used in sports broadcasting to describe the number of runs or points scored by a team.

2. In some dialects of English, the term 'umpteen' is spelled as 'umpteens' when used to describe a group of people.

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Related Concepts

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1. Indefinite number: Umpteen belongs to the semantic field of numbers and is used to denote an indefinite, large number.

2. Informal English: Umpteen is commonly used in colloquial English and is not typically found in formal or academic contexts.

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Culture

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Umpteen has been used in various contexts, particularly in informal English, to indicate a large but vague number.

How to Memorize "umpteen"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a large pile or stack of objects to represent the meaning of 'umpteen'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'umpteen' with the concept of a large, indefinite number.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic such as 'U is for Umpteen, which stands for Unknown, but more than ten'.

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