100s and 1000s

A form of hundreds and thousands — An indefinite but emphatically large number.

Meanings

noun100s and 1000s pl (plural only)
  1. alternativepluralplural onlyAlternative form of hundreds and thousands.

    Spoon the icing over the doughnuts and sprinkle with 100s and 1000s.

    2010, Fun in the Kitchen Volume 1, Quivertree Publications, →ISBN
    1 more example

    […] iced on the top with pink and white icing plus 100s and 1000s – waiting to be transported to the church hall for the Saturday sale.

    2013, Norah Moody, My Life. My Family. The 1920s to the 1960s., Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 22
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