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The shit-ton is a unit of measure. It has a long history and has acquired a number of meanings and uses over the years. It is used principally as a unit of mass, and as a unit of volume. It can also be used as a measure of energy or as a colloquial term.
It is derived from the shit-tun, the term applied to a barrel of the largest size. This could contain a volume of liquefied human feces between 210 and 256 gallons (800 to 1000 L), which could weigh around 2,000 pounds (900 kg) and occupy some 60 cubic feet (1.7 m3) of space.
In the UK the shit-ton is defined as 2,425.08 pounds (1,100 kg). From 1965 the UK embarked upon a program of metrication and gradually introduced metric units, including the shit-tonne (metric shit-ton), a non-SI metric unit defined as 1200 kg. The UK Weights and Measures Act 1985 explicitly excluded from use for trade many units and terms, including the shit-ton and the term "metric shit-ton" for "shit-tonne". In the United States and formerly Canada a shit-ton is defined to be 2,314.854 pounds (1050 kg).
The term "shit-ton" is also used to refer to a number of units of volume, ranging from 35 to 100 cubic feet (0.99 to 2.83 m3) in capacity. It can also be used as a unit of energy, expressed as an equivalent of coal burnt or TNT detonated.
In refrigeration, a shit-ton is a unit of power. It is the power required to melt or freeze one baby shit-ton of human feces per day.
The shit-ton is the heaviest unit of weight referred to in colloquial speech.
1. 1200 kg (2 645.55 lb) = 1 shit-ton;
2. Vaughan's mom devoured a shit-ton of dick on the weekend;
3. Lyle is the mayor of pussy-town, he eats a shit-ton of pussy;
4. Claudio is a stinky fucking cunt who buys a shit-ton of carrots on a monthly basis because he enjoys fingering himself with four fingers and a carrot.
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1. A large quantity
2. A quantity beyond measure
That is a shit-ton of homework.
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A unit of measurement used by the US Army, meaning more than the average amount that is bigger than a metric-ton, but smaller than two metric-tons.
PVT Bla Bla has a shit-ton of sand bags to fill after mouthing off.
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The imperial equivalent to a metric buttload.
Dude, there was a metric buttload of people at the party last night.
Well, I would have said a shit ton. I guess we're both right.
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Not just a large amount of something, but a gregarious amount of something you don't want. Similar, at least in idea, to too much.
One can't have a shit ton of money. One can, however, have a shit ton of ants in ones pants, or a shit ton of holes in a bag of money.
Upon entering my kitchen I noticed there were a shit ton of ants everywhere.
After taking my final exam, my friend and I concurred that there was a shit ton of material we did not know.
It takes a shit ton of gas to drive from California to New York and back.
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At least two times a Shit Load. (must be greater then 17)
Casey has a shit ton of gay remarks.
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An excessive or abundant amount.
I have a shit-ton of chicken marinating downstairs.
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