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BNC: 23912 COCA: 26900

— umpteenth

/ˈʌmpˌtiːnθ/ adjective
BNC: 23912 COCA: 26900

umpteenth

adjective

ump·​teenth ˈəm(p)-ˌtēn(t)th How to pronounce umpteenth (audio)
ˌəm(p)-ˈtēn(t)th
: latest or last in an indefinitely numerous series
Wiping mashed banana out of your toddler's hair for the umpteenth time can be—let's face it—tedious and irritating. Bonnie Schiedel
"No," said James, pulling on his umpteenth cigarette … Redmond O'Hanlon
… the umpteenth wet and dreary day of a peculiar California winter … Jane Fritsch

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"I'll go to bed and I'll not get up for umpty-eleven months." You know the feeling. The speaker here is war-weary Bill, a character in Patrick MacGill's early 20th-century novel The Great Push. His "umpty" originated as military slang around 1905 and stood for an indefinite number, generally largish. (It was probably created by analogy to actual numbers such as "twenty.") Soon, there followed "umpteen," blending "umpty" and "-teen." "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.

Word History

Etymology

umpteen + -th entry 2

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of umpteenth was in 1892
BNC: 23912 COCA: 26900

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