buttload
A whole lot
A buttload is a large but unspecified quantity: I have a buttload of work to do.
The word sounds vulgar but actually derives from butt as a unit of liquid measure (a cask of about 126 gallons).
That said, most speakers assume the anatomical connection and use it as a milder alternative to shitload.
Heavy mass unit
- heapJumbled collection of items
- pileAccumulated mass of objects
- loadCarried weight or burden
- bunchGrouped collection of items
mass · stack · mountain · boatload · truckload · shitload · crapload · assload
Rhetorical extreme exaggeration
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- dramatizationConverting events to performance
- stretchPull to extend
overemphasis · oversell · magnification · inflation · excess · aggrandizement · overkill
Informal in-group vocabulary
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
- vulgarCrude or indecent
- casualRelaxed and informal
vernacular · irreverent · off-color · lowbrow · earthy · bawdy · coarse · ribald
ton
Heavy mass unit
bunch · mass · stack · mountain · boatload · truckload · shitload · crapload · assload · fuckton
hyperbole
Rhetorical extreme exaggeration
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- dramatizationConverting events to performance
stretch · overemphasis · oversell · magnification · inflation · excess · aggrandizement · overkill
slang
Informal in-group vocabulary
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
- vulgarCrude or indecent
casual · vernacular · irreverent · off-color · lowbrow · earthy · bawdy · coarse · ribald · salty