fuckload of

1 9.9

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

idiom
/fʌkloʊd ʌv/

Offensive

: un montón de (vulg.)

After winning the lottery, she had a fuckload of money to spend.
a fuckload of money

Examples

We need a fuckload of supplies to finish this project.
A fuckload of money, partner.

Traffic (2000)
You're into me for a fuckload of money!

The Rules of Attraction (2002)
A star called Wyrmwood falls to the Earth bringing a disease that kills a fuckload of people.

Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014)
Two blokes and a fuckload of cutlery.

Hot Fuzz (2007)
That's a fuckload of American corpses (Iraqi corpses are irrelevant, as we all know).

Blog text (7)
He has a fuckload of experience in the industry.

Synonyms

a load of

vsfuckload of

Informal

65 1.0

A large number or amount of things

is coarser and more emphatic than this plain phrase

truckload

vsfuckload of

45 2.9

A very large amount about as much as fills a truck

uses rude slang to stress size rather than vehicle imagery

shitload of

vsfuckload of

Offensive

28 9.9

A very large amount of something used in rude speech

uses the same coarse vulgar emphasis in a different form

boatload

vsfuckload of

Informal

18 3.5

A very large amount of something

instead relies on blunt vulgar emphasis rather than imagery

heap of

vsfuckload of

Informal

17 1.8

A large pile of things or a large amount

chooses crude vulgar wording to convey stronger shock

buttload

vsfuckload of

Offensive

5 8.5

A very large amount of something said jokingly

is a rawer vulgar term that stresses offensiveness more

crapload

vsfuckload of

NSFW

3 9.1

A very large amount of something

is stronger and uses harsher vulgar language for effect

cartload

vsfuckload of

Informal

2 3.5

An amount that fills a cart, often meaning a very large quantity

uses vulgar hyperbole rather than literal container measurement

loads

vsfuckload of

Informal

1 1.0

A large number or amount of something

adds vulgar force to express the same idea more strongly

tons

vsfuckload of

Informal

1 2.1

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

replaces this common casual term with blunt vulgar slang

wagonload

vsfuckload of

Informal

1 4.5

A very large amount, like enough to fill a wagon

opts for vulgar emphasis rather than transport-based comparison

fuckton of

vsfuckload of

Offensive

1 9.9

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

is the original vulgar phrase with identical strong emphasis

shitton of

vsfuckload of

Offensive

9.9

A very large amount of something usually more than you need

conveys the same crude emphasis but in another vulgar form

metric fuckton

vsfuckload of

Offensive

9.9

A very large amount said in a rude, informal way

is similarly vulgar but more straightforward, not mock-technical

metric shitload

vsfuckload of

Offensive

9.9

A very large amount of something said in a rude way

matches the same vulgar exaggeration in plain slang form

fuckuva lot

vsfuckload of

Offensive

9.9

A very large amount of something often said in rude language

is the base vulgar expression without the extra intensifier

fucktillion

vsfuckload of

Offensive

9.9

A very large informal number people use when they mean many things

keeps vulgar exaggeration but focuses more on shock value

crapton of

vsfuckload of

NSFW

9.4

A very large amount of things in informal speech

is a harsher vulgar form used for stronger emphasis

shedload of

vsfuckload of

9.2

A very large amount of something you have or get

is openly vulgar and more offensive in tone

heaps

vsfuckload of

4.8

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

is the same idea but expressed with offensive vulgar language

helluvalot of

vsfuckload of

Informal

9.9

A very large amount of something

uses offensive vulgar language to increase intensity and shock

Antonyms

few

∞ 1.0

A small number of people or things

little bit

∞ 1.0

A small amount of something

How Much

fuckload of

Offensive

1 9.9

a lot

∞ 1.0

some

∞ 1.0

a little

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

fuckload of main

Morphology

fuckload + of

The element 'load' denotes a quantity and 'fuck' here functions as a vulgar intensifier, so a learner who knows both could plausibly infer 'a very large amount' from the compound. However, the form is slang, taboo, and a non‑standard coinage—many B1 learners may not know or recognise 'fuck' as an intensifier—so the meaning is only partially predictable without prior exposure.

Etymology

The phrase fuckload of may come from putting the strong word fuck before load, where load means a large pile or amount. The swear word makes the picture of a heavy, very full load stronger, so the phrase now means 'a very large amount'.