umpteen

== English == === Etymology === From ump (“colloquial name for the dash "—" in Morse code”) +‎ -teen. Unrelated to ump as in "umpire", simply a mnemonic rhyming aid. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈʌmp.tiːn/ Rhymes: -iːn === Determiner === umpteen (informal, often slightly derogatory) Relatively large but unspecified in number. [1907] Synonym: umpty-ump ==== Derived terms ==== umpteenth ==== Translations ==== === References ===