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helluvalot

helluvalot noun: a very large amount.

Noun

helluvalot (plural not attested)

  1. (colloquial, no plural) A very large amount.
    • I think that, reduced to a very simple statement, it means a helluvalot to me whether Auschwitz actually happened or was simply imagined by someone.1999, E. L. Doctorow, Christopher D. Morris, Conversations with E. L. Doctorow, page 29
    • Struggling into a sitting position, I clamped both hands over my shredded thigh. There was a helluvalot of blood, but it was pouring, not pumping, which meant the bastard missed the artery.2011, Elisa Paige, Killing Time

Origin of helluvalot

From helluva + lot.

Questions about helluvalot

What does helluvalot mean?
Helluvalot means a very large amount.
What part of speech is helluvalot?
Helluvalot is a noun.

Words near helluvalot in the dictionary

  1. helluo librorum
  2. helluones librorum
  3. helluos
  4. helluv
  5. helluva
  6. helluvalot
  7. helluvan
  8. hellward
  9. hellwards
  10. hellweed
  11. Hellwig

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