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umpteen

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Adjective, Definite Article
 : 
ump=teen

CIDE DICTIONARY

umpteena. 
     An indefinite number, usu. more than ten and less than one hundred; a lot. Often used hyperbolically, and usually expressing the notion of more than the usual number or more than I would like.  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

umpteen, adj. & pron. sl.
--adj. indefinitely many; a lot of.
--pron. indefinitely many.

Derivative
umpteenth adj. umpty adj.
Etymology
joc. form. on -TEEN

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