Buttload vs False - What's the difference?
buttload | false |
A large amount, possibly a variant of boatload, or perhaps referring to a large container known as a butt.
(vulgar, slang) A large amount, originally refering to a large container, butt.
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* 2004 , Theresa Alan, Spur of the Moment , page 264:
* 2005 , Napoleon Dynamite: The Complete Quote Book , Simon and Schuster, ISBN 1416915524, page 67:
Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
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Spurious, artificial.
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(lb) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
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Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
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*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:I to myself was false , ere thou to me.
Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
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*(Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
*:whose false foundation waves have swept away
Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
(lb) Out of tune.
As a noun buttload
is a large amount, possibly a variant of boatload, or perhaps referring to a large container known as a butt.As an adjective false is
(label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.buttload
English
Noun
(en noun)- We spent all day Sunday and picked up a buttload of pecans.
- You can collect a metric buttload of data about user activity on your site without too much effort.
- Anyway, they are paying me a buttload of money to do this series, and I want to share my good fortune with you and that's that.
- "Yeah, there's, like, a buttload of gangs at this school."
Alternative forms
* butt-loadSee also
* tun (of wine or beer, contains two butts) * pipe (of wine or beer, is 126 gallons or one butt) * hogshead (of wine or beer, one-half butt) * barrel (of wine or beer, one-quarter butt) * ton * cask * kegfalse
English
Adjective
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