| 词汇 | umpteen umpty |
| 词源 | umpteen, umpty. These are words meaning a large number, as in “She has umpteen pairs of shoes.” Of World War I origin, both words may have been coined by army telegraphers. Umpty was slang for a dash in Morse Code, and a great many dashes or umptys may have become umpteen (patterned on thirteen, fourteen, etc.) |
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