US /ˈpæsəl/ UK /ˈpæsəl/
noun Freq #75923

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    US regional and informal: an indefinitely large group, number, or amount, usually followed by of

    A passel of children ran down the lane to meet the wagon.

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Synonyms
1 noun · us regional and informal:... bunchlotheap
Word family
Related forms parcel

Etymology

A dialectal alteration of parcel, with assimilation or loss of the r sound before the following consonant. It became established in American regional speech for a group or large quantity.

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