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buttload

buttload

5 8.5
A very large amount of something said jokingly
  • noun
  • /ˈbʌtloʊd/
  • Offensive
translation icon : montón
  • I would like to apologize to everyone for getting a buttload of facts wrong.
  • a buttload of money

It's because there's a bunch of people who are paying a buttload of money to be at these elite institutions.

Examples

  • And I'm sorry that I spent such a buttload of your money for so long.

  • That's a buttload of points, y'all.

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  • Made a buttload of money off it.

  • So I'm going to put a big old buttload of ice cream.

  • Well, this is gonna be a buttload of paperwork.

  • I paid a buttload in closing costs with broker #1.

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  • Even though I have a buttload of things to do today, I still know I'm going to have an awesome day.

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  • Okay, but here's the thing... we need like a buttload of money.

  • This guy drops a buttload of money every Thursday, just like clockwork.

  • After the sale, they ended up with a buttload of extra inventory to deal with.

Synonyms

load
vsbuttload
278 1.1

An amount of things carried at one time, like cargo on a vehicle

is a figurative extreme used jokingly rather than a literal quantity
a load of
vsbuttload
  • Informal
65 1.0

A large number or amount of things

is more hyperbolic and typically funnier in tone
truckload
vsbuttload
  • US
45 2.9

A very large amount about as much as fills a truck

is more extreme and usually said jokingly rather than literally
shitload of
vsbuttload
  • Offensive
28 9.9

A very large amount of something used in rude speech

is similarly large but is less crude and more humorous
boatload
vsbuttload
  • Informal
18 3.5

A very large amount of something

is more exaggerated and often used as a comic image
heap of
vsbuttload
  • Informal
17 1.8

A large pile of things or a large amount

is more extreme and typically used as a joke
crapload
vsbuttload
  • NSFW
3 9.1

A very large amount of something

is more playful in tone rather than mildly coarse
cartload
vsbuttload
  • Informal
2 3.5

An amount that fills a cart, often meaning a very large quantity

is more hyperbolic and used for comic exaggeration
fuckload of
vsbuttload
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A very large amount of something used in rude, informal speech

is equally large but more playful and less offensive
tons
vsbuttload
  • Informal
1 2.1

A very large amount of something, often many people or things

is more exaggerated and often used for comic effect
loads
vsbuttload
  • Informal
1 1.0

A large number or amount of something

is more extreme and used for joking exaggeration
wagonload
vsbuttload
  • Informal
1 4.5

A very large amount, like enough to fill a wagon

is more exaggerated and often used for humorous effect
fuckton of
vsbuttload
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A very large amount of something that people say in rude language

is comparable but often sounds less offensive and more joking
lashings
vsbuttload
  • UK
9.2

A very large amount of something, often said in a friendly or joking way

is more often humorous rather than purely playful language
asston of
vsbuttload
  • Offensive
9.9

A huge amount of something

is similar but usually sounds more playful than raw slang
shedload of
vsbuttload
  • UK
9.2

A very large amount of something you have or get

leans more toward joking tone than blunt emphasis
metric shitload
vsbuttload
  • Offensive
9.9

A very large amount of something said in a rude way

keeps exaggeration but prefers lighter humorous expression
metric fuckton
vsbuttload
  • Offensive
9.9

A very large amount said in a rude, informal way

keeps extreme humour but is usually less shockingly vulgar
fuckuva lot
vsbuttload
  • Offensive
9.9

A very large amount of something often said in rude language

is similar in scale but more jokey than aggressively crude
bootful
vsbuttload
  • UK
9.0

An amount that fills a car boot

is more exaggerated and usually cruder in phrasing

Antonyms

1.0

A small amount of something

How Much

buttload
  • Offensive
5 8.5
tons
  • Informal
1 2.1
a lot
1.0
some
1.0
a bit
1.0

Surface Forms

buttload singular
buttloads plural

Morphology

buttload = butt + load (semi-transparent) = butt + load

The figurative sense is a metaphorical extension of the compound (a 'load' associated with a 'butt'), but the slangy/colloquial nature of 'butt' and the metaphorical shift make it only partly predictable.

Etymology

Buttload is now used informally to mean 'a very large amount'. A helpful image to remember this is a huge full butt and the load part meaning 'a lot', which is why people use buttload humorously to say there is 'a ton' of something.