A large quantity or group: "The President faces a passel of domestic issues" (Christian Science Monitor).
[Alteration of PARCEL.]
passel
Dictionary:
pas·sel (păs'əl)  |
n. Informal
A large quantity or group: "The President faces a passel of domestic issues" (Christian Science Monitor).
A large quantity or group: "The President faces a passel of domestic issues" (Christian Science Monitor).
| Wordsmith Words: passel |
(PAS-uhl)
noun
A large group or a large number.
Etymology
Alteration of parcel.
"The Nokia sponsored passel of metropolitan hacks arrive at the spectacularly located Headlands hotel and gibber excitedly." — Steven Wells; What I Did on My Nokia-Sponsored Surfing Holidays; Guardian (London, UK); Aug 5, 2003.
"Confused by the lights of beachfront homes, a passel of newborn loggerhead sea turtles were safely shepherded to the sea by volunteers who had been baby-sitting the island's sole turtle nest for a week." — Teresa Stepzinski; Turtles Emerge From Island's Lone Nest; Augusta Chronicle (Georgia); Jul 29, 2003.
| Thesaurus: passel |
noun
- An indeterminately great amount or number: jillion, million (often used in plural), multiplicity, ream, trillion. Informal bushel, gob1 (often used in plural), heap (often used in plural), load (often used in plural), lot, oodles, peck2, scad (often used in plural), slew, wad, zillion. See big/small/amount.
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