buttload
(obsolete, UK, West Country) A regional English measure of capacity of a heavy cart (a butt), containing 6 seams, or 48 bushels, equivalent to 384 gallons.
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Born ~1980 · 2 years of recorded useSeen in the wild
I think "their own voters" includes a lot of people who wrote in Bernie or stayed home the last couple of elections A buttload of people on the left are not Democrats (or rational human beings)
Here's a Buttload of Information About the New _Star Wars_ Streaming Show **The Source:** Lucasfilm and showrunner Jon Favreau **Probability of Accuracy:** This is as on-target as a Mandalorian sharp-shooter.
Retrieved 2016-03-18.`{{cite book}}`: ISBN / Date incompatibility ( [help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#invalid_isbn_date "Help:CS1 errors")) 3. [↑](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butt_(unit)#cite_ref-…
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(obsolete, UK, West Country) A regional English measure of capacity of a heavy cart (a butt), containing 6 seams, or 48 bushels, equivalent to 384 gallons.
“I think "their own voters" includes a lot of people who wrote in Bernie or stayed home the last couple of elections A buttload of people on the left are not Democrats (or rational human beings)”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(dated, British, Southern US, New England) A large amount carried in a butt.
“Here's a Buttload of Information About the New _Star Wars_ Streaming Show **The Source:** Lucasfilm and showrunner Jon Favreau **Probability of Accuracy:** This is as on-target as a Mandalorian sharp-shooter.”
“Retrieved 2016-03-18.`{{cite book}}`: ISBN / Date incompatibility ( [help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#invalid_isbn_date "Help:CS1 errors")) 3. [↑](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butt_(unit)#cite_ref-buttload_3-0)["How Much is a Buttload of Wine?"](https://www.everwonderwine.com/blog/2017/10/6/how-much-is-a-buttload-of-wine). _EverWonderWine?_.”
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(by extension, mildly, vulgar, slang) Any large but unspecific amount.
Buttload means: Any large but unspecific amount.. It is informal slang, fine in casual speech but not suited to formal contexts. It carries sexual or vulgar connotations; not alarming on its own but worth understanding the context your teen heard it in. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
buttload means: Any large but unspecific amount.. Register: very informal, often derogatory or vulgar. Avoid in formal, business, academic, or polite writing. Even in casual speech the word can offend and is best left out of a learner's active vocabulary. Common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; always check the context before producing it yourself.
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