shitton en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈʃɪtˌtʌn/
Etymology
From shit + ton.
Meanings
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(humorous, often, slang, vulgar) An enormous amount.
A few billion years of local perturbations add up to a shitton more effect than can be mounted against the overall galaxy.
2010 January 27, "eric gisse" (username), "Supermassive black hole rotation & host galaxy rotation", in sci.astro and other newsgroups, UsenetHow do they expect that by preventing a shitton of rich honkies from going home will gain support for their cause?
2000 July 13, jkeeton, “Current Events in St. Louis. *LONG*”, in alt.umr.student.babble (Usenet):Most megahits cost a shitton to produce, but Pulp Fiction was only 12 million dollars, according to Rolling Stone.
1994 October 26, daniel federman, “Re: PULP FICTION BOX OFFICE RESULTS?”, in rec.arts.movies (Usenet):These workdays were long, and through vicious wine hangovers, exhaustion, dehydration, and ringing ears, I tried learning how to make Shitton of Meat Sandwiches. […] ¶ […] Sometimes, I got it right; other times, I'd forget to put on necessities like the cheese, and, on more than one occasion, the Shitton of Meat.
2005, Brian Costello, The Enchanters Vs. Sprawlburg Springs, Featherproof Books, →ISBN, page 109:No, I'm not poly. I have a shitton of friends who are however, and it's one of those 'alternative lifestyles' (if you want to call it that I suppose) that people rarely hear about.
2005 October 14, "Aeire", commentary on the 2004 January 14 Queen of Wands
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shit ton | alternative | lexicographic | |
| shit-tonne | alternative | lexicographic | |
| shittons | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| shit-ton | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
mountain · fuckwad · buttload · great deal · sum · sight · metric fuckton · helluvalot · deal · bucketload · brimful · butt-ton · shitton · crapton · wagonload · abundance · cartload · mampus · gob · superflux · load · tun · crapload · bellyload · lot · battalion · multitude · bumload · muckle · pile · metric shitload · spadeloads · mass · truckload · shitload · many · vaultful · bucketful · multiplicity · crapflood · lashings · slew · mickle · ream · fuckload · trainload · heap · boatload · busload · shedload · horseload · hecatomb · assload · arseload · shitflood · ton · fuckton · hantle · fuckload · shitful
Translations (2)
es montón (enormous amount) · pt caralhada (enormous amount)