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scad [skæd] (pl sense∎ (usu pl) (lots) scads (of) un paquet (de), des tas (de), une tapée (de);∎ scads of money un paquet de pognon
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scads of money — great wealth, large amount of money … English contemporary dictionary
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 — 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
scads — noun (plural) informal large numbers or quantities of something: scads of money … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
scads — 1) n pl British underpants. The term, often referring to male underwear, was recorded in 2005. 2) scad n American a great deal, large quantity (particularly of money). This colloquialism is of uncertain origin; it probably derives from a British… … Contemporary slang
scad — scad1 /skad/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) scad, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) scads. 1. any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters. 2. any of several related carangid fishes, as… … Universalium
scad — I. noun (plural scad; also scads) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1602 any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) II. noun Etymology: probably alteration of English dialect scald a multitude Date: 1869 a large number or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
scad — ☆ scad scad1 [skad] n. pl. scad or scads [akin to SHAD] any of various edible jack fishes (esp. genus Decapterus) scad2 [skad] n. [< ?] [usually pl.] Informal a very large number or amount [scads of money] … English World dictionary