crapload

A whole lot

A crapload is a large but unspecified amount—a vulgar intensification of "a load of": I've got a crapload of work to finish.

Less offensive than shitload, it occupies middle ground between polite alternatives like "a ton" and cruder expressions.

The word treats quantity as emphatic rather than precise.

quantity

ton

Heavy mass unit

bucketload · fuckton · metric ton · bunch · pile · stack · mass · mountain · slew · gobs

abundance

plethora

Excessive surplus

myriad · cornucopia · wealth · surfeit · glut · deluge · flood · avalanche · barrage · onslaught

informal-synonyms

bazillion

Exaggerated infinite quantity

umpteen · kaboodle · bajillion · squillion · butt-ton · mother lode · king's ransom

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quantity

craploadnothing

Not any thing

none · zilch · zip · nada · zero

Family

load, unload, loads, loaded, overload, crap, loading, boatload, truckload

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG