lotsaadj.

Brit.

/ˈlɒtsə/, U.S.

/ˈlɑtsə/

Forms: 1800s– lotser, 1900s– lotsa, 1900s– lotsuh (rare).

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: English lots of , lot n. 18.

Etymology: Representing a colloquial or regional pronunciation of lots of (see lot n. 18). Compare earlier lotta adj.

colloquial and regional.

= ‘lots of’ (see lot n. 18a(a)).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > much/a great amount/quantity of

mickleeOE

muchc1200

greata1325

felea1400

muchee1722

queer1865

lotta1870

mucho1870

lotsa1890

1890 Scribner's Mag. June 722/2 ‘Lotser folks muss live here,’ he muttered.

1901 Foundry (Cleveland) June 171/1 Ed Ten Broeck lit de vents, and lotsa swell folks cum in Carriages tu see de Kid cast it.

1927 Flynn's Weekly 1 Jan. 819/1 I never shot nobody... Lotsa times I don't carry a gun.

1971 It 9 Sept. 4/2 The Notting Hill Carnival was lotsa fun for seven days and nights.

2005 Times 1 Jan. 19/1 Warble, warble. Hi there! It's me. I'm on the train. Not bad. No. Yes. You too. Lotser luv.

2012 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 24 Nov. 18 There's been lotsa Mexicans here.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lotsa
释义	lotsaadj. Brit. /ˈlɒtsə/, U.S. /ˈlɑtsə/ Forms: 1800s– lotser, 1900s– lotsa, 1900s– lotsuh (rare). Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: English lots of , lot n. 18. Etymology: Representing a colloquial or regional pronunciation of lots of (see lot n. 18). Compare earlier lotta adj. colloquial and regional. = ‘lots of’ (see lot n. 18a(a)). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > much/a great amount/quantity of mickleeOE muchc1200 greata1325 felea1400 muchee1722 queer1865 lotta1870 mucho1870 lotsa1890 1890 Scribner's Mag. June 722/2 ‘Lotser folks muss live here,’ he muttered. 1901 Foundry (Cleveland) June 171/1 Ed Ten Broeck lit de vents, and lotsa swell folks cum in Carriages tu see de Kid cast it. 1927 Flynn's Weekly 1 Jan. 819/1 I never shot nobody... Lotsa times I don't carry a gun. 1971 It 9 Sept. 4/2 The Notting Hill Carnival was lotsa fun for seven days and nights. 2005 Times 1 Jan. 19/1 Warble, warble. Hi there! It's me. I'm on the train. Not bad. No. Yes. You too. Lotser luv. 2012 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 24 Nov. 18 There's been lotsa Mexicans here. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1890
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