umpteen – very many, a lot (of)
(Pronounced uhmp-teen)
To remember the definition of the word umpteen, use the following mnemonic:
The umpire told the teen (umpteen) that he made a lot of errors.
Examples of umpteen in a sentence
He was given a folder full of umpteen new rules and regulations his business needed to follow.
She asked him to be quiet for the umpteenth time.
He'd had umpteen different phones because he kept losing them.
