load of shit
3
9.9
- idiom
- /loʊd əv ʃɪt/
- Offensive
:
una mierda
- Her accusations were nothing but a load of shit.
Examples
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Yes, I noticed this, and what a load of shit!
Blog text (21) -
Maybe you think it's a load of shit, but I don't.
Blog text (23) -
This is such a load of shit.
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What a load of shit.
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It's a load of shit.
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What a load of shit.
Blog text (8) -
That's a load of shit.
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Well, that's a load of shit!
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That's a load of shit, Ernie, and you know it!
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I can't believe you actually think that's a load of shit.
Synonyms
∞
9.9
Something worthless or untrue that people say to you
∞
8.5
Words that are false or useless
22
6.7
Nonsense talk that is not true
16
7.4
Untrue or silly talk that people should not believe
9
9.7
Something not true that people say to fool others
2
9.9
A rude expression that says something is not true
1
9.9
Talk or ideas that are untrue and not worth believing
1
6.0
Things people say that are completely untrue or pointless
Something very silly and not true
Something someone says that is not true
False talk meant to trick people
Talk that is false and hard to believe
A large amount of nonsense that is clearly untrue
Antonyms
How True
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines 'load' (a large amount) + 'of' (linker) with 'shit' used derogatorily to mean worthless material; thus the overall sense 'a large amount of nonsense' is directly inferable from the constituents. While the expression is vulgar in register, its meaning is compositional and many languages use the same construction, so a B1 learner who knows the words can readily understand it.
Etymology
The phrase load of shit likely comes from the image of a heavy load of animal shit on a cart, a dirty and useless pile. So calling an idea a load of shit means it is 'nonsense' or 'not true'.