lotta

Tons of, casually

Lotta is an informal spelling of "lot of," representing casual pronunciation: I've got a lotta work to do, There's a lotta people here.

It appears mainly in dialogue, song lyrics, and informal writing to capture spoken rhythm.

Often paired with "whole" for emphasis: a whole lotta trouble.

quantity

plenty

Sufficient quantity, and then some

  • bunchGrouped collection of items
  • tonHeavy mass unit
  • heapJumbled collection of items

loads · masses · dozens · scores · hundreds · thousands · millions · many · much · numerous

informal-speech

gonna

Casual "will" contraction

  • wannaDesire to, casually
  • kindaCasual somewhat
  • sortaInformal partial affirmative

gotta · oughta · coulda · shoulda · woulda · dunno · lemme · gimme · ain't · y'all

Categories
Opposites
quantity

lottanone

Not a single one

little · zero · few · nothing · not much

register/formality

lottanumerous

Existing in great quantity

considerable · substantial · copious · plentiful

Phrases
Family

lot, lots, allot, allotment, allotted, allotting, reallotting, reallotment

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G