shedload

See also: shed load

English

Alternative forms

• shed load

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛd.ləʊd/

• Audio (General Australian):

  (file)

Noun

shedload (plural shedloads)

1. (slang, euphemistic) shitload; a large amount.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:lot

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

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

Anagrams

• oldheads