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buttload

buttload

7 8.5
A very large amount of something said jokingly
  • noun
  • /ˈbʌtloʊd/
  • Offensive
: 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

tons
vsbuttload
  • Informal
577 2.1

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

is more exaggerated and often used for comic effect
load
vsbuttload
324 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
loads
vsbuttload
  • Informal
128 1.0

A large number or amount of something

is more extreme and used for joking exaggeration
a load of
vsbuttload
  • Informal
94 1.0

A large number or amount of things

is more hyperbolic and typically funnier in tone
heap of
vsbuttload
  • Informal
51 1.8

A large pile of things or a large amount

is more extreme and typically used as a joke
shitload of
vsbuttload
  • Offensive
40 9.9

A very large amount of something used in rude speech

is similarly large but is less crude and more humorous
truckload
vsbuttload
  • US
38 2.9

A very large amount about as much as fills a truck

is more extreme and usually said jokingly rather than literally
boatload
vsbuttload
  • Informal
19 3.5

A very large amount of something

is more exaggerated and often used as a comic image
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
2 9.9

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

is equally large but more playful and less offensive
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
lashings
vsbuttload
  • UK
1 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
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
shedload of
vsbuttload
  • UK
1 9.2

A very large amount of something you have or get

leans more toward joking tone than blunt emphasis
metric fuckton
vsbuttload
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A very large amount said in a rude, informal way

keeps extreme humour but is usually less shockingly vulgar
metric shitload
vsbuttload
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A very large amount of something said in a rude way

keeps exaggeration but prefers lighter humorous expression
asston of
vsbuttload
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A huge amount of something

is similar but usually sounds more playful than raw slang
bootful
vsbuttload
  • UK
1 9.0

An amount that fills a car boot

is more exaggerated and usually cruder in phrasing
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

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

A small amount of something

How Much

buttload
  • Offensive
7 8.5
tons
  • Informal
577 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.