umpty-umpth

umpty-umpth

Indefinitely or innumerably large in amount. An old-fashioned variant of "umpteenth." (Used for sarcastic or hyperbolic emphasis.) For the umpty-umpth time, we are not stopping for ice cream! I'm sorry for snapping at you like that, but you're the umpty-umpth person to come ask me about the issue today.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

umpty-umpth

and umpteenth (ˈəmptiˈəmpθ and ˈəmpˈtintθ)
mod. thousandth, billionth, zillionth, etc. (Represents some very large but indefinite number.) This is the umpty-umpth time I’ve told you to keep your dog out of my yard.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • umpteenth
  • take the Michael (out of someone or something)
  • take the mike (out of someone or something)
  • steenth
  • a slue of (something)
  • nicca
  • nikka
  • carrot or stick
  • a force to reckon with
  • a watched kettle never boils
References in periodicals archive
Instead of the umpty-umpth rehearsal of barely cloaked self-hatred, let's take charge.