lotta
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8.5
- noun
- /ˈlɑːtə/
- Informal
:
un montón
- This is gonna be a whole lotta fun with this one.
- a whole lotta
- a lotta work
- a lotta money
Examples
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We don't have a lotta time!
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That is a lotta haircuts.
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And speaking of a whole lotta, apparently I have a whole lotta stuff to say about this.
Blog text (23) -
We made a lotta mistakes out there today.
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- Do you use a lotta fuel to go to Utah?
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You got a lotta nerve.
Fiction book (2000) -
Didn't get a lotta sleep last night.
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There wasn't a lotta time for fun.
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There's a lotta love out there, you know, man?
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We made a lotta mistakes out there today.
Synonyms
28
9.9
A very large amount of something used in rude speech
3
9.1
A very large amount of something
1
1.0
A large number or amount of something
1
2.1
A very large amount of something, often many people or things
A large amount of things, for example work, friends, or food
A very large amount of things in informal speech
A very large amount of something often said in rude language
Antonyms
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lotta is an informal spoken form of a lot of that comes from saying those words quickly; it is the same idea as lot, which means 'a large amount', so lotta means 'a large amount' or many things.