A corruption of the term "shipload" of antiquity, as described the massive cargoes brought into harbor by sea-faring ships. Through association to the perjorative "shit" (itself a corruption of "shite"), the terms "fuck load", "ass load", and "butt load" were all created, the user, unaware of the origins of the term, substituting one curse word interchangeably for another. Over time, the second half of the expression also came to be substituted, most often in cases where "ton" was inserted for "load", whilst still maintaining the previously-replaced derisories as variations of the newly-coined phrase.
In its "proper" form, the phrase would be hyphenated and expressed as a linkage between two words to describe a third, correlated concept (i.e. "shit-load")
In its "proper" form, the phrase would be hyphenated and expressed as a linkage between two words to describe a third, correlated concept (i.e. "shit-load")
by Sidgar July 09, 2013
by word up March 19, 2003
by Happyhigh July 31, 2008
that bitch weighs a shit load
by Overseer April 08, 2005
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by Demiter March 12, 2007
Holy shit! Brandon has sold a shit load of perfect solutions this week,resulting in him getting an ass load of money.
by Bra Strap March 02, 2009