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English
Etymology
See -illiard. Possibly modeled on zillion.
Noun
zilliard (plural zilliards)
- (slang, UK, hyperbolic) An unspecified large number (of).
1996 November 23, Tim Mueller, “Re: FREE GIFT!!! Just for reading this post!”, in alt.fan.pratchett (Usenet):That a Merkin show? And still running? Coz if so, I will have the opportunity to watch it soon for I'm going to spend three months in San Francisco. Yeah! You DO have one zilliard TV-Programmes over there, don't you?
1999 October 18, Fruitbat, “Re: Y'leave the blunnin' country for five minits and...”, in uk.rec.sheds (Usenet):No, I cannot be raised yet, to read the umpteen zilliards of finely honed postings, and cringe at wot I might have sent some xxxweeks ago to gawd-noes-wear, and read the indignant responses, and then get thoroughly upset about them, so whinge orft another mindless reply).
2008 July 13, solar penguin, “Re: Ping Agamemnon!”, in rec.arts.drwho (Usenet):Yes, repeatedly, as Po said. He deserves at least a zilliard points for this, but I'll be restrained and only give him two.
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