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passel

American  
[pas-uhl] / ˈpæs əl /

noun

Informal.

  1. a group or lot of indeterminate number.

    a passel of dignitaries.
passel British  
/ ˈpæsəl /

noun

  1. informal a group or quantity of no fixed number

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Etymology

Origin of passel

First recorded in 1825–35; alteration of parcel

Example Sentences

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Affordable, capable, and practical, the subcompact 2026 Subaru Crosstrek is also a passel of fun.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

Flynn’s not around, but Jack Patten is, playing the legendary outlaw in the new 10-part “Robin Hood” with a grave demeanor and a passel of Merry Men who seem to have PTSD.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

First, the attorney general could not unilaterally throw the entire mass of non-grand jury Epstein evidence into the public domain, at least not without violating a passel of statutes and DOJ internal rules and norms.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025

Molly learns a passel of thinpgs in this surrealist, carnivalesque bildungsroman.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2024

A whole passel of them dropped down from the branches and started grabbing apples.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

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