shitton of money
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- noun
- /ˈʃɪtˌtʌn əv ˈmʌni/
- Offensive
- Starting a successful tech company can lead to making a shitton of money in a short amount of time.
Examples
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LilahCello, you're right about Curves; the owner has donated a metric shitton of money to anti-choice causes and abstinence education.
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The millionaire donated a shitton of money to the charity to help those in need.
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After winning the lottery, she found herself with a shitton of money that she never expected.
Synonyms
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4.2
A lot of money that someone earns or gets
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9.9
A very large amount of something used in rude speech
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2.8
A very large amount of money
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7.1
A large amount of money
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4.8
A large amount of things, for example work, friends, or food
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7.0
A large amount of money that is higher than expected
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3.0
A lot of money
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9.9
A very large amount of something used in rude, informal speech
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6.1
A very large amount of money often about one million dollars
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9.9
A very large amount of something that people say in rude language
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9.9
A very large amount of something usually more than you need
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9.4
A very large amount of things in informal speech
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9.9
A very large amount said in a rude, informal way
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9.9
A very large amount of something said in a rude way
A very large amount of something often said in rude language
Antonyms
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
shitton + of + money
The phrase is transparently built from the vulgar intensifier "shit" plus the quantifying noun "ton" (as in "a ton of X" = a large amount), so the meaning 'a very large amount of money' follows directly from the constituents. Although informal and vulgar, the compositional pattern is productive (compare "a ton of" or "a shitload of"), so a B1 learner who knows the parts can readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Shitton of money probably comes from putting the rude word shit next to ton, a very large weight, to create the image of a huge, heavy pile. That's why people use it to mean 'a very large amount of money'.