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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024scads2 /skædz/USA pronunciation n. [plural]- a great number or quantity: [~ + of + plural noun]scads of people at the concert.[~ + of + uncountable noun]scads of money.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: scads /skædz/ pl n - informal a large amount or number
Etymology: 19th Century: of uncertain origin scad1 (skad),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) scad, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) scads. - Fishany carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- Fishany of several related carangid fishes, as of the genera Trachurus or Selar.
- origin, originally uncertain 1595–1605
Usually, scads. - Informal Termsa great number or quantity:scads of money.
- [Archaic.]a piece of money;
dollar. - 1855–60, American; of obscure origin, originally; compare Brit. dial scal(d) a great quantity
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