scad
1 Americannoun
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scad,
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scads
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any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
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any of several related carangid fishes, as of the genera Trachurus or Selar.
noun
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Informal. a great number or quantity.
scads of money.
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Archaic. a piece of money; dollar.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of scad1
First recorded in 1595–1605; origin uncertain
Origin of scad2
1855–60, of obscure origin; compare British dial scal ( d ) a great quantity
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Until December 2025, under UK law, Carangidae species could only be marketed as "jack", "scad", "trevally" or "horse mackerel".
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Deboning a small yellowstripe scad, 67-year-old vendor Malida Chaiyakul said supply chains were at risk.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
It had come back with just 300 kilos of black scad, which would be distributed at the local market.
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2021
Wahoo are good on live bait such as scad.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 23, 2019
The scad of light from the door and the two lanterns lit up the yellow trampled glaur, and both the boys stripped in silence and stood on guard, and then started.
From The McBrides A Romance of Arran by John Sillars
There will be snacks, drinks, live music, kid crafts, a bouncy house, a handful of actors in Shakespearean garb and scads of neighbors being neighborly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Hybrid MAX models enjoy full-time AWD and scads of horsepower.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
But while FinTok and MoneyTok content has exploded in recent years, there are scads of videos giving inaccurate or misleading financial advice.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2024
Or they could simply abide by the legislation and sell this popular asset for scads and scads of cash.
From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2024
Regardless of whether the engineers conducted a test in a wind tunnel or in free flight, the output was the same: torrents, scads, bundles, reams, masses, mounds, jumbles, piles, and goo-gobs of numbers.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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