- scads
- scads (n.) "large amounts," 1869, American English, earlier "dollar" (1858, usually in plural), of uncertain origin. Unknown connection to SCAD (Cf. scad), the fish.
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scads — [skædz] n informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Probably from English dialect scald a large number ] scads of sth large numbers or quantities of something ▪ They got scads of calls from reporters … Dictionary of contemporary English
scads — [ skædz ] noun plural INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED a large number or amount of something: scads of: I ve got scads of letters to write … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
scads — [n] large quantity, bags*, barrels*, bunches, bundles*, gobs*, heaps*, jillion*, large number, loads, lots, many and then some*, oodles*, piles, plenty, scores, stacks, tons, zillions; concepts 432,787 … New thesaurus
scads — n.pl. US colloq. large quantities. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn. * * * noun a large number or amount made lots of new friends she amassed stacks of newspapers • Syn: ↑tons, ↑dozens, ↑heaps, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
scads — [sksedz] n. lots (of something). □ I have just scads and scads of paper. □ Aunt Mary has scads of money … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
scads — UK [skædz] / US noun [plural] informal old fashioned a large number or amount of something scads of: I ve got scads of letters to write … English dictionary
scads — carangid carangid n. any fish of the family {Carangidae}, including the {cavallas}, {jacks}, {pompanos} and {scads}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scads — pl n large quantity: He has scads of money … Dictionary of Australian slang
scads — Australian Slang pl n large quantity: He has scads of money … English dialects glossary
scads — n Heap, large amount. I heard LaVerne has scads of money. 1860s … Historical dictionary of American slang
