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     • Definition: very many : indefinitely numerous Umpteen derives from umpty, an early-20th century slang word used in the military for an indefinite but fairly large number. Umpty was probably created by analogy to actual numbers, such as twenty and thirty, and was originally used as a handle for the dashes, or long signals, in Morse code.
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   What does umpteen mean in slang?

   • umpteen Umpteen was derived from an earlier umpty. This began life as a signallers' slang term for a 'dash' in Morse code (like its companion iddy for 'dot,' it was purely fanciful in origin). Its similarity to twenty, thirty, etc led to its being used for an 'indefinitely large number,' and umpteen simply replaced the -ty suffix with -teen.

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   What does umpteenth mean?

   • Umpteenth may derive from M, or umpty, in early Morse Code, which signified a dash. By this theory, umpty came to mean "large or many" because M (umpty) was associated with the Latin M, "a thousand." Adding teen for "ten" to a shortened umpty, the result was umpteen, "many tens," meaning a very large number, and umpteenth.

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   What is the difference between 'umpteenth' and 'umpty'?

   • "Umpteen" usually describes an indefinite and large number or amount, while the related "umpteenth" is used for the latest or last in an indefinitely numerous series. We only occasionally use "umpty" these days (and even more rarely "umptieth"), but you're bound to hear or read "umpteen" and "umpteenth" any number of times.

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   What is a synonym for 'umpteen'?

   • Words related to 'umpteen' are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word. On this page you'll find synonyms like considerable, countless, infinite, innumerable, lots of, and many.

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   The meaning of UMPTEEN is very many : indefinitely numerous. How to use umpteen in a sentence. Did you know?

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   umpteen. determiner, pronoun. informal uk / ʌmpˈtiːn / / ˈʌmp.tiːn / us / ʌmpˈtiːn / / ˈʌmp.tiːn /. Add to word list. very many; a lot (of): We've been there umpteen times and she still can't remember the way. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Masses and large amounts of things. accumulation.

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   Jul 20, 2011 · 4 Answers. Sorted by: 10. Umpteenth comes from umpty, meaning an indefinite number. Etymology Online says "umpty" is derived from "Morse code slang for "dash," influenced by association with numerals such as twenty, thirty, etc."

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   Umpteen started as World War I Army slang, from umpty which means either "of an indefinite number" or "dash" in Morse code. Definitions of umpteen. adjective. innumerable but many. synonyms: umteen. many.

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   (ʌmptiːn ) determiner. Umpteen can be used to refer to an extremely large number of things or people. [informal, emphasis] He was interrupted by applause umpteen times. He has produced umpteen books, plays and television series. More Synonyms of umpteen. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

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   Definition : (1) slovenly, dirty (2) obscene, smutty. Raunchy first appeared in the 1930s as a slang term used in the United States Army Air Corps to describe cadets who were unkempt.

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   (ˌʌmpˈtiːn) determiner. informal. a. very many: umpteen things to do. b. (as pronoun): umpteen of them came. [C20: from umpty a great deal (perhaps from -enty as in twenty) + -teen ten] ˌumpˈteenth n, adj.