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
- 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