shedload

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UK/ˈʃɛd.ləʊd/US/ˈʃɛd.loʊd/

noun

A shitload; a large amount.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounshedload (plural shedloads)

plural shedloads · alternative shed load

  1. euphemisticidiomaticslangA shitload; a large amount.

    Shedloads of flights from Amsterdam in the air at this time of day, ditto Charles de Gaulle, Heathrow, Berlin, Gdansk, Tenerife, Sofia.

    2019, Kate Atkinson, Big Sky, →ISBN, page 124

    Synonyms: abundance, battalion, arseload, assload, bellyload, boatload, brimful, busload

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

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

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APA

shedload. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shedload

MLA

“shedload.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shedload. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shedload,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shedload.

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