English

Alternative forms

• butt-load, butt load

Noun

buttload ‎(plural buttloads)

1. (dated, Britain, Southern US, New England) A large amount, possibly a variant of boatload, or perhaps referring to a large container known as a butt.

   We spent all day Sunday and picked up a buttload of pecans.

2. (mildly vulgar, slang) A large amount, originally referring to a large container, butt.
   • 1999, Philip Greenspun, Philip and Alex's Guide to Web Publishing, page 267:

     You can collect a metric buttload of data about user activity on your site without too much effort.

   • 2004, Theresa Alan, Spur of the Moment, page 264:

     Anyway, they are paying me a buttload of money to do this series, and I want to share my good fortune with you and that's that.

   • 2005, Napoleon Dynamite: The Complete Quote Book, Simon and Schuster, ISBN 1416915524, page 67:

     "Yeah, there's, like, a buttload of gangs at this school."

Related terms

• Category:English words derived from: load (noun)

See also

• tun (of wine or beer, contains two butts)
• pipe (of wine or beer, is 126 gallons or one butt)
• hogshead (of wine or beer, one-half butt)
• barrel (of wine or beer, one-quarter butt)
• ton
• cask
• keg