Which number do you use when you talk about the umpthiest this or that?

My number seems to be 12,000. I have no idea why. But I notice I say it all the time. “This’ll take 12,000 years”. “That’s like 12,000 miles away”. “I’ve already done that 12,000 times”. It’s my go-to hyperbolic number.

11 and 17

A gazillion times.

Hey Dutchman, it’s usually “umpteenth.”

A million

Bazillion.
Or “X.”

I often use a number that has or ends in a 7 because it’s one extra syllable than other digits, supposedly making it sound bigger in quantity. I think I picked up on this from one of my middle school teachers.

If not, I use random numbers, generally 3 digits, for character.

If I’ve told you once I’ve told you umpteen times don’t exaggerate.

Umpthiest is that new religion that eschews spelling and adores malaprops.

They worship UMP.

I usually use a thousand.

Funnily enough, when I put all your numbers together, and divide them by the number of thread participants, I come again to umpteen!
Thank you for the clarification, @janbb!

Thanks.