Meanings
plural shedloads · alternative shed load
- 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 124Synonyms: abundance, battalion, arseload, assload, bellyload, boatload, brimful, busload
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA shitload; a large amount.
Origin
From shed + load; possibly a minced form of shitload, given the sound similarity (front vowel, consonance, metre).
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