English Explanatory Dictionary

scad

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several fish, of the family Carangidae, from the western Atlantic.
  2. A large number or quantity.

Pronunciation

/skad/ /skæd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scad.wav

Word forms

scad scads

Etymology

Unknown, early 17th century, perhaps related to shad. In sense “large amount”, US 1869, of unknown origin, presumably from large shoals/schools of the fish.

Synonyms

abundance battalion arseload assload bellyload boatload brimful busload bucketful bucketload butt-ton bumload buttload cartload crapload deal fuckload fuckton fuckwad great deal hantle heap hecatomb helluvalot horseload lashings load lot mampus many mass metric fuckton metric shitload mickle mountain muckle multiplicity multitude pile ream shedload shitful shitload shitton sight slew spadeloads sum superflux ton trainload truckload tun vaultful wagonload

Derived words

African scad Arabian scad banded scad big-eyed scad big eyed scad bigeye scad blackfin scad common scad cordyla scad crozet scad) false scad finny scad goggle-eye scad goggle eye scad golden scad hardtail scad mackerel scad razorbelly scad rough scad round scad shrimp scad spotfin scad torpedo scad yellowstripe scad yellowtail scad
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