A load of mascerated shit held in a tank of a vessel. The load varies depending upon the size of the vessel. A recreational vessel will have a smaller shitload (20 G) than a commercial vessel (1000 G).
A large amount, so large in fact that it is riculous... like a load of shit would be riduculous (that is why the word is shitload and not something ordinary likepeople-load).
A colloquial term used to describe an extremely large quantity of something, often used informally to emphasize the overwhelming amount. Typically conveys a sense of exaggeration or intensity.
shitload (noun)
Definition: A precise, empirically verified unit of measurement representing an overwhelming or absurd quantity of things or people. Specifically equal to exactly 231.
Origin: Formally quantified in May 1978 during a high school Senior Skip Day, when two high school juniors Jeff Duncan and Paul Brenner counted the official absentee sheet after a rumors circulated that a "shitload" of students were out sick.
Example: "How many people missed classtoday?" "A full shitload—exactly 231 of them."