shedload

See also: shed load

English

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Etymology

From shed +‎ load; possibly a minced form of shitload, given the sound similarity (front vowel, consonance, metre).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈʃɛd.ləʊd/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʃɛd.loʊd/
  • Audio (General Australian):(file)

Noun

shedload (plural shedloads)

  1. (slang, idiomatic, euphemistic) A shitload; a large amount.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:lot
    • 2019, Kate Atkinson, Big Sky, →ISBN, page 124:
      Shedloads of flights from Amsterdam in the air at this time of day, ditto Charles de Gaulle, Heathrow, Berlin, Gdansk, Tenerife, Sofia.

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