2006-10-04 23:16:42 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Far too bloody many
2006-10-05 00:27:45 · answer #1 · answered by Jackie J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is some more information on the word "umpteen'. I would prefer to understand it as "indefinitely numerous" which I found in some dictonaries.
"According to the Oxford English Dictionary the colloquialism stems from a combination of "umpty," which stands for an indefinite number, and "teen," the series of numbers starting with thirteen. Umpteen is used to indicate an unknown quantity measuring many or several; usually the connotation is used to show irritation, as in "Cecil hasn't put out a book in umpteen months!" One of the earliest documented usages in in the August 1, 1919 edition of Athenaeum: "As 'umpty' means 'dash,' it is fairly evident that . . . 'umpteen' (or 'umteen') which means 'any number of times,' comes from this source."
2006-10-05 00:04:36 · answer #2 · answered by goodcitizenz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
umpteen is an indefinite number,usually used when someone has to tell u the same thing over and over and over
2006-10-04 23:24:21 · answer #3 · answered by auntymadness 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
umpteen = adj. [Slang] a great number of; very many --(also umpteenth).
Would you believe this is in my dictionary?!? I didn't realize it was there until I thought I'd look, on the off chance --
So, no definitive number, just "lots."
2006-10-04 23:42:19 · answer #4 · answered by bundjean 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is an indefinite number, but between 13 and 19.
2006-10-04 23:21:02 · answer #5 · answered by Palamino 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
more than 12 less than 20
2006-10-04 23:21:48 · answer #6 · answered by Jen J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its just umpteen
2006-10-05 01:53:06 · answer #7 · answered by xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
anything between 12 and 20
2006-10-04 23:24:42 · answer #8 · answered by chefzilla65 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
3 less than lots
2006-10-04 23:18:28 · answer #9 · answered by teef_au 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats how many times i have made love to midget sheeps (yes, midget sheep exist)
2006-10-05 01:12:21 · answer #10 · answered by arrrthelifeofapirate 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋