1942, arbitrary coinage with no definite numerical value; first recorded in Billboard magazine. Compare jillion, gazillion.
a zillion people were there
ziggurat
zig-zag
Zika
zilch
zill
zillion
Zimbabwe
zinc
zine
zinfandel
zing
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