dunnamanyadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈdʌnəˌmɛni/, U.S.

/ˈdənəˌmɛni/

Forms:

α. 1800s– dunnamany, 1900s– dunamany.

β. 1900s– I dunnamany.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: don't know how many, I don't know how many.

Etymology: In α. forms representing a contracted regional or colloquial pronunciation of don't know how many. In β. forms representing a contracted regional or colloquial pronunciation of the fuller phrase I don't know how many. Compare earlier dunno v. and also dunnamuch adv. (and adj.)

English regional (southern, esp. Sussex). Now also found in historical romance fiction.

A. adj.

Used to represent the words (I) don't know how many as said in informal conversation, in cases where how many is adjectival in function, typically implying a considerable amount of the thing denoted by the noun. Cf. dunnamuch adv. (and adj.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > plurality > great number, numerousness > [adjective] > too numerous to be counted

innumerable1340

unaimablea1382

infinitec1405

innumerousc1540

sans nombre1550

untolda1586

unreckonable1647

accountless?1650

myriad1654

myriaded1667

legion1687

myriad1765

dunnamany1836

myriadfold1874

1836 W. D. Cooper Gloss. Provinc. Sussex 18 Dunnamany and Dunnamuch, corruptions of I don't know how many or much.

1875 W. D. Parish Dict. Sussex Dial. (at cited word) There was a dunnamany people come to see that gurt hog of mine.

1925 S. Kaye-Smith George & Crown iii. xiv. 338 You've asked me that question a dunnamany times before, and I've told you a dunnamany times in answer that she isn't comfortable enough for you.

1946 G. Heyer Reluctant Widow iii. 41 Your lordship knows I've been with Mr. Hitchin a dunnamany years.

1986 J. Aiken Dido & Pa (2003) 72 I told you that, I dunnamany times!

2011 @choirboymum 18 Dec. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Seven days till dec 25, and seven services/concerts and dunnamany rehearsals to go, am slightly losing will to live.

B. n.

An unknown quantity or amount, esp. one that is by implication considerable. Cf. dunnamuch n.Frequently preceded by I as the subject of the verb phrase represented by the first part of the word (see etymology), with I dunnamany then functioning as a noun phrase (see β. forms).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > plurality > great number, numerousness > [noun] > a large number or multitude

sandc825

thousandc1000

un-i-rimeOE

legiona1325

fernc1325

multitudec1350

hundred1362

abundancec1384

quantityc1390

sight1390

felec1394

manyheada1400

lastc1405

sortc1475

infinityc1480

multiplie1488

numbers1488

power1489

many1525

flock1535

heapa1547

multitudine1547

sort1548

myriads1555

myriads1559

infinite1563

tot-quot1565

dickera1586

multiplea1595

troop1596

multitudes1598

myriad1611

sea-sands1656

plurality1657

a vast many1695

dozen1734

a good few1756

nation1762

vast1793

a wheen (of)1814

swad1828

lot1833

tribe1833

slew1839

such a many1841

right smart1842

a million and one1856

horde1860

a good several1865

sheaf1865

a (bad, good, etc.) sortc1869

immense1872

dunnamuch1875

telephone number1880

umpty1905

dunnamany1906

skit1913

umpteen1919

zillion1922

gang1928

scrillion1935

jillion1942

900 number1977

gazillion1978

fuckload1984

1906 R. Kipling Puck of Pook's Hill 267 Justabout tore the gizzards out of I dunnamany.

1906 R. Kipling Puck of Pook's Hill 273 The Pharisees just about flowed..down the beach to the boat, I dunnamany of 'em.

1929 M. Dalton One by One they Disappeared v. 45 Dunnamany of my fowls they 'aven't laid out.

1931 H. F. Rubinstein On Portsmouth Road in Dickens of Gray's Inn & On Portsmouth Road 33 I beant aching for want o' chaps—wi' a dunnamany a-cadgin' and a-pesterin' o' me mornin', noon an' night.

2009 ‘A. Scott’ Tamed by Laird (Electronic ed.) Cath wears dunamany o' them bracelets.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dunnamany
释义	dunnamanyadj.n. Brit. /ˈdʌnəˌmɛni/, U.S. /ˈdənəˌmɛni/ Forms: α. 1800s– dunnamany, 1900s– dunamany. β. 1900s– I dunnamany. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: don't know how many, I don't know how many. Etymology: In α. forms representing a contracted regional or colloquial pronunciation of don't know how many. In β. forms representing a contracted regional or colloquial pronunciation of the fuller phrase I don't know how many. Compare earlier dunno v. and also dunnamuch adv. (and adj.) English regional (southern, esp. Sussex). Now also found in historical romance fiction. A. adj. Used to represent the words (I) don't know how many as said in informal conversation, in cases where how many is adjectival in function, typically implying a considerable amount of the thing denoted by the noun. Cf. dunnamuch adv. (and adj.). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > plurality > great number, numerousness > [adjective] > too numerous to be counted innumerable1340 unaimablea1382 infinitec1405 innumerousc1540 sans nombre1550 untolda1586 unreckonable1647 accountless?1650 myriad1654 myriaded1667 legion1687 myriad1765 dunnamany1836 myriadfold1874 1836 W. D. Cooper Gloss. Provinc. Sussex 18 Dunnamany and Dunnamuch, corruptions of I don't know how many or much. 1875 W. D. Parish Dict. Sussex Dial. (at cited word) There was a dunnamany people come to see that gurt hog of mine. 1925 S. Kaye-Smith George & Crown iii. xiv. 338 You've asked me that question a dunnamany times before, and I've told you a dunnamany times in answer that she isn't comfortable enough for you. 1946 G. Heyer Reluctant Widow iii. 41 Your lordship knows I've been with Mr. Hitchin a dunnamany years. 1986 J. Aiken Dido & Pa (2003) 72 I told you that, I dunnamany times! 2011 @choirboymum 18 Dec. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Seven days till dec 25, and seven services/concerts and dunnamany rehearsals to go, am slightly losing will to live. B. n. An unknown quantity or amount, esp. one that is by implication considerable. Cf. dunnamuch n.Frequently preceded by I as the subject of the verb phrase represented by the first part of the word (see etymology), with I dunnamany then functioning as a noun phrase (see β. forms). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > plurality > great number, numerousness > [noun] > a large number or multitude sandc825 thousandc1000 un-i-rimeOE legiona1325 fernc1325 multitudec1350 hundred1362 abundancec1384 quantityc1390 sight1390 felec1394 manyheada1400 lastc1405 sortc1475 infinityc1480 multiplie1488 numbers1488 power1489 many1525 flock1535 heapa1547 multitudine1547 sort1548 myriads1555 myriads1559 infinite1563 tot-quot1565 dickera1586 multiplea1595 troop1596 multitudes1598 myriad1611 sea-sands1656 plurality1657 a vast many1695 dozen1734 a good few1756 nation1762 vast1793 a wheen (of)1814 swad1828 lot1833 tribe1833 slew1839 such a many1841 right smart1842 a million and one1856 horde1860 a good several1865 sheaf1865 a (bad, good, etc.) sortc1869 immense1872 dunnamuch1875 telephone number1880 umpty1905 dunnamany1906 skit1913 umpteen1919 zillion1922 gang1928 scrillion1935 jillion1942 900 number1977 gazillion1978 fuckload1984 1906 R. Kipling Puck of Pook's Hill 267 Justabout tore the gizzards out of I dunnamany. 1906 R. Kipling Puck of Pook's Hill 273 The Pharisees just about flowed..down the beach to the boat, I dunnamany of 'em. 1929 M. Dalton One by One they Disappeared v. 45 Dunnamany of my fowls they 'aven't laid out. 1931 H. F. Rubinstein On Portsmouth Road in Dickens of Gray's Inn & On Portsmouth Road 33 I beant aching for want o' chaps—wi' a dunnamany a-cadgin' and a-pesterin' o' me mornin', noon an' night. 2009 ‘A. Scott’ Tamed by Laird (Electronic ed.) Cath wears dunamany o' them bracelets. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1836
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