lottaadj.

Brit.

/ˈlɒtə/, U.S.

/ˈlɑdə/

Forms: 1800s– lotta, 1900s– lotter, 1900s– lottuh (rare).

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: English lot of , lot n. 18

Etymology: Representing a colloquial or regional pronunciation of lot of (see lot n. 18). Compare lotsa adj.

colloquial and regional.

= ‘lot of’ (see lot n. 18a(b)).In quot. 1870 with punning reference to the name Lotta.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > much/a great amount/quantity of

mickleeOE

muchc1200

greata1325

felea1400

muchee1722

queer1865

lotta1870

mucho1870

lotsa1890

1870 Boston Post 25 May 1/9 Lotta has purchased a Long Branch cottage, and proposes to have a Lotta fun there.

1899 Current Lit. Oct. 160/2 (song lyrics) Ching-a-ling-a-ching-ching. Mighty lotta fun.

1906 E. Nesbit Railway Children viii. 175 I gets a lotter green paint and I paints her stem to stern.

1945 A. Kober Parm Me 34 I hadda do a lotta talking to get her to come.

1995 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 15 July (Saturday Extra section) 10 I stay in my attic office..and I get a lotter work done.

2001 Heat 28 Apr. 62 What's it like? A mixture of rocking R&B beats, a touch of trip-hop, and a whole lotta soul.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lotta
释义	lottaadj. Brit. /ˈlɒtə/, U.S. /ˈlɑdə/ Forms: 1800s– lotta, 1900s– lotter, 1900s– lottuh (rare). Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: English lot of , lot n. 18 Etymology: Representing a colloquial or regional pronunciation of lot of (see lot n. 18). Compare lotsa adj. colloquial and regional. = ‘lot of’ (see lot n. 18a(b)).In quot. 1870 with punning reference to the name Lotta. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > much/a great amount/quantity of mickleeOE muchc1200 greata1325 felea1400 muchee1722 queer1865 lotta1870 mucho1870 lotsa1890 1870 Boston Post 25 May 1/9 Lotta has purchased a Long Branch cottage, and proposes to have a Lotta fun there. 1899 Current Lit. Oct. 160/2 (song lyrics) Ching-a-ling-a-ching-ching. Mighty lotta fun. 1906 E. Nesbit Railway Children viii. 175 I gets a lotter green paint and I paints her stem to stern. 1945 A. Kober Parm Me 34 I hadda do a lotta talking to get her to come. 1995 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 15 July (Saturday Extra section) 10 I stay in my attic office..and I get a lotter work done. 2001 Heat 28 Apr. 62 What's it like? A mixture of rocking R&B beats, a touch of trip-hop, and a whole lotta soul. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1870
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