load of shit

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Meaning · English

Something completely untrue or worthless

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

điều gì đó hoàn toàn không đúng hoặc vô giá trị

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: a quantity of feces
Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

He told me a load of shit about getting the job

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “load of shit” mean?

Something completely untrue or worthless Literally: a quantity of feces

Is “load of shit” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.