umpteen
The origin and history of umpteen.
Etymology
Formed from ump (a colloquial name for the dash "—" in Morse code) and -teen. It is unrelated to ump as in umpire, and is simply a mnemonic rhyming aid.
The origin and history of umpteen.
Formed from ump (a colloquial name for the dash "—" in Morse code) and -teen. It is unrelated to ump as in umpire, and is simply a mnemonic rhyming aid.
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