To be successful or significant. Usually used in the negative
He got arrested so much as a teenager that I never thought he would amount to much, but look at him nowโhe's an accomplished musician!
A child who did the impossible and did worse in life than what anyone could have expected.
Man 1: My son became a lawyer!
Woman 1: My daughter became a doctor!
Man 2: My son amounted to minus.
Woman 2: Hm.
Word of the Day for Friday, June 1, 2007
Sick Amounts \Si-k Am-ount-s\, adjective:
1. When something is done to excess, over the top, more than enough, extreme, disgracefull, not called for.
2. When abusing the right to bodily integrity, a coctail of abuse, to shovel, to over do whatever is the subject matter of the statement.
My head was pounding this morning, I had sick amounts of drink last night!
Alot of. To get or posess alot of an item
Jim-Did yawl get any of them watermelons from old man jones produce stand?
Joe- Yeah,We went down there yeeeesterdey.
Jim-How much ya get?
Joe.Hell,i dunno,a right Smart Amount.
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