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umpteen

 
 
/ʌmˈtiːn/ quantifier informal

Definition

very many: I've been there umpteen times and I still can't remember the way.
umpteenth I drank my umpteenth cup of coffee.
(Definition of umpteen quantifier from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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