helluvalot

English

Etymology

helluva +‎ lot

Noun

helluvalot (plural not attested)

1. (colloquial) A very large amount.
   • 1999, E. L. Doctorow, ‎Christopher D. Morris, Conversations with E. L. Doctorow (page 29)

     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.

   • 2011, Elisa Paige, Killing Time:

     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.