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crapton of

crapton of

9.4
A very large amount of things in informal speech
  • noun
  • /ˈkræp.tən ʌv/
  • NSFW
translation icon : un montón de
  • She received a crapton of gifts for her birthday this year.

Examples

  • However, since the ER doc is afraid of getting sued if he makes a perfectly reasonable call based on actual medical judgment to let you go home and save Medicare and you a crapton of money, you got admitted with "chest pain" - I have to pretend that I'm bothering you and waking you up so I can put something in the record.

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  • I just spent a crapton of time reading your mid-sentence links so that those sentences made sense.

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  • If WB is ever able to nut up and do something similar with WW, and do it right, we will see a crapton of female superheroes coming to the screen.

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  • I have a crapton of homework to finish before tomorrow's deadline.

  • After the festival, there was a crapton of trash left in the park.

Synonyms

shitload of
vscrapton of
  • Offensive
28 9.9

A very large amount of something used in rude speech

is more playful and humorous rather than bluntly coarse
lotta
vscrapton of
  • Informal
11 8.5

A large amount of something

is more exaggerated and intentionally humorous than this casual form
crapload
vscrapton of
  • NSFW
3 9.1

A very large amount of something

is similarly informal but more exaggerated and jokey
fuckload of
vscrapton of
  • Offensive
1 9.9

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

is informal and more playful than this strongly vulgar expression
tons
vscrapton of
  • Informal
1 2.1

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

is more joking and exaggerated than this common informal word
fuckton of
vscrapton of
  • Offensive
1 9.9

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

is similar but sounds more joking and less coarse
shitton of
vscrapton of
  • Offensive
9.9

A very large amount of something usually more than you need

leans more on humor and exaggeration than forceful vulgarity
metric fuckton
vscrapton of
  • Offensive
9.9

A very large amount said in a rude, informal way

is less mock-technical and more casually humorous in tone
metric shitload
vscrapton of
  • Offensive
9.9

A very large amount of something said in a rude way

is more playful and less focused on crude emphasis
fuckuva lot
vscrapton of
  • Offensive
9.9

A very large amount of something often said in rude language

is equally exaggerated but framed in a jokey, less crude way
asston of
vscrapton of
  • Offensive
9.9

A huge amount of something

is more playful and mild compared with this crude slang
helluvalot of
vscrapton of
  • Informal
9.9

A very large amount of something

is more joking and slightly more exaggerated than this casual phrase
heaps
vscrapton of
  • UK
4.8

A large amount of things, for example work, friends, or food

is more exaggerated and humorous than this neutral informal term

Antonyms

little bit
∞ 1.0

A small amount of something

little
1 1.0

A very small amount or short time

How Much

crapton of
  • NSFW
9.4
mountain
  • Informal
140 3.2
tons
  • Informal
1 2.1
a lot
∞ 1.0
some
∞ 1.0
a few
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

crapton of singular
craptons of plural

Morphology

crapton + of

Although the dictionary form 'crapton' is not standard, the phrase is analyzable as a slang blend of 'crap' (vulgar/negative intensifier) + 'ton' (a large amount), so a learner who knows those constituents could plausibly infer it means a very large quantity. However, because it is informal, nonstandard slang and relies on an English compounding/colloquial pattern that B1 learners may not have encountered, the meaning is only partially predictable.

Etymology

Crapton of may come from putting together crap (a rude, strong word) and ton (a very heavy weight). Imagine a huge, heavy pile — that picture helps explain why the phrase means 'an extremely large amount'.