shedloadn.

Brit.

/ˈʃɛdləʊd/, U.S.

/ˈʃɛdˌloʊd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: shed n.², load n.

Etymology: < shed n.² + load n., perhaps as euphemistic alteration of shitload n.

slang (chiefly British).

A large amount or number. Frequently in plural (in singular usually with of). Cf. shitload n. by the shedload: in abundance.

ΚΠ

1992 Daily Mail 9 Jan. 43/4 When I won the Masters in 1985 I made $100,000 which I thought was a shedload of money, which it is.

1996 Independent on Sunday 8 Sept. 13 What you can't buy at Oxfam, though, is something Kenickie have by the shedload: astonishing confidence.

1997 T3 Feb. 100/2 The black and white version has been around for a few years and has sold shedloads, both to the Net devotee and the computer freak who just wants to mess around.

2002 Hull Daily Mail (Nexis) 3 Sept. 12 'Course, the banks love that. Property prices rise and they make shedloads more money.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	shedload
释义	shedloadn. Brit. /ˈʃɛdləʊd/, U.S. /ˈʃɛdˌloʊd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: shed n.², load n. Etymology: < shed n.² + load n., perhaps as euphemistic alteration of shitload n. slang (chiefly British). A large amount or number. Frequently in plural (in singular usually with of). Cf. shitload n. by the shedload: in abundance. ΚΠ 1992 Daily Mail 9 Jan. 43/4 When I won the Masters in 1985 I made $100,000 which I thought was a shedload of money, which it is. 1996 Independent on Sunday 8 Sept. 13 What you can't buy at Oxfam, though, is something Kenickie have by the shedload: astonishing confidence. 1997 T3 Feb. 100/2 The black and white version has been around for a few years and has sold shedloads, both to the Net devotee and the computer freak who just wants to mess around. 2002 Hull Daily Mail (Nexis) 3 Sept. 12 'Course, the banks love that. Property prices rise and they make shedloads more money. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1992
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