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Etymology

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bum +‎ load, from bum (the buttocks); compare assload, arseload, buttload, shitload.

Noun

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bumload (plural bumloads)

  1. (UK, slang, mildly vulgar) A large amount.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:lot
    • 2021, Chris Scullion, The Sega Mega Drive & Genesis Encyclopedia, page 230:
      [] a brilliantly terrible FMV action game where you play as an unnamed marine who's been sent to an uncharted tropical island to kill a bumload of undead creeps and take out the doctor who's planning to use them to take over the world.