umpteenth
adjUK, US /ˈʌmp.tiːnθ/
Etymology From umpteen + -th.
1
Informal Occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a sequence.
Often slightly derogatory
- That's the umpteenth time I've had to tell him not to swear in front of the children.
- For the umpteenth time, I chickened.1964, Max Shulman, Anyone Got a Match?, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Row, →OCLC, page 31:
- Related terms
- umpteen