shitton

See also: shit-ton and shit ton

English

Alternative forms

• shit-ton, shit ton, shit-tonne

Etymology

From shit +‎ ton.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪtˌtʌn/

Noun

shitton (plural shittons)

1. (vulgar, slang, often humorous) An enormous amount.

   Synonyms: fuckload; see also Thesaurus:lot

   • 1994 October 26, daniel federman, “Re: PULP FICTION BOX OFFICE RESULTS?”, in rec.arts.movies‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Most megahits cost a shitton to produce, but Pulp Fiction was only 12 million dollars, according to Rolling Stone.

   • 2000 July 13, jkeeton, “Current Events in St. Louis. *LONG*”, in alt.umr.student.babble‎^[2] (Usenet):

     How do they expect that by preventing a shitton of rich honkies from going home will gain support for their cause?

   • 2005, Brian Costello, The Enchanters Vs. Sprawlburg Springs, Featherproof Books, →ISBN, page 109:

     These workdays were long, and through vicious wine hangovers, exhaustion, dehydration, and ringing ears, I tried learning how to make Shitton of Meat Sandwiches. […] ¶ […] Sometimes, I got it right; other times, I'd forget to put on necessities like the cheese, and, on more than one occasion, the Shitton of Meat.

   • 2005 October 14, "Aeire", commentary on the 2004 January 14 Queen of Wands:

     No, I'm not poly. I have a shitton of friends who are however, and it's one of those 'alternative lifestyles' (if you want to call it that I suppose) that people rarely hear about.

   • 2010 January 27, "eric gisse" (username), "Supermassive black hole rotation & host galaxy rotation", in sci.astro and other newsgroups, Usenet:

     A few billion years of local perturbations add up to a shitton more effect than can be mounted against the overall galaxy.

Synonyms

• crapton

Translations

enormous amount

• Portuguese: caralhada (pt) f
• Spanish: montón (es) m