lotsa
Tons of, informally
Lotsa is informal spelling of "lots of," representing casual pronunciation: lotsa people showed up, lotsa fun.
It appears mainly in dialogue, texting, and deliberately breezy writing.
The spelling signals a relaxed tone rather than a distinct meaning from the standard form.
Sufficient quantity, and then some
- tonsLarge quantities, informally
- heapsLarge informal quantities
- bunchesGrouped collections of items
- scadsInformal term for plenty
oodles · gobs · masses · piles · stacks · boatloads · zillions · gazillions
In actual fact
- superOutstanding or above
- megaMillion-fold prefix
- totallyTo the full extent
- seriouslyWith sincere intent
majorly · hugely · massively · crazy · insanely · ridiculously · extremely · intensely
Relaxed, not official
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- conversationalRelating to informal dialogue
- everydayOccurring each day
spoken · chatty · breezy · relaxed · friendly · folksy · unpretentious · vernacular
plenty
Sufficient quantity, and then some
scads · oodles · gobs · masses · piles · stacks · boatloads · zillions · gazillions · buckets
really
In actual fact
seriously · majorly · hugely · massively · crazy · insanely · ridiculously · extremely · intensely · wildly
informal
Relaxed, not official
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- conversationalRelating to informal dialogue
everyday · spoken · chatty · breezy · relaxed · friendly · folksy · unpretentious · vernacular · easygoing
- a lotLarge quantity or frequency
- parking lotOutdoor vehicle storage area
- thanks a lotExpression of appreciation
- lots of loveEffusive closing sentiment
- back lotStudio's exterior filming space
- vacant lotUnoccupied land parcel