stackyFACTSStop giggling. A butt is an actual unit of volume used for wine and ale casks, equaling about one hundred and twenty-six gallons. Whenever you hear someone say they have a 'buttload' of something, they are accidentally using perfectly accurate medieval terminology. It is arguably the greatest linguistic loophole ever gifted to immature adults.
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