eighty-eleven
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eighty-eleven
Where it comes from
Originally as a calque of French quatre-vingt-onze. In American dialects, from humorous use of eleven to continue counting the eighties.
adjective eighty eleven · eighty-leven · eighty-'leven
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Very many; too many to count; quite a lot.
...eighty-eleven other things...
Similar: countless, legion, eighty-eleven, eleventeen, eleventy, feelefold, fifty-eleven, forty-eleven, manifold, many, manyfold, morefold
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Synonym of ninety-one.
Q. Do not they go on saying "eighty-eleven" for "ninety-one," &c.?
A. Yes, to ninety-nine.
Similar: ninety-one
Talk about this word "eighty-eleven." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/eighty-eleven. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. eighty-eleven. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/eighty-eleven "eighty-eleven." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/eighty-eleven.Cite this
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