Do American people say the word 'heaps'?

Question

as in, 'that was heaps good'... or 'i like it heaps'.

Answer 1

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It isn't in use much anymore.

Answer 2

No, it would sound extremely awkward/old-fashioned if an American said that.

The only way it's used in standard American English is the literal meaning, like when something is in an actual heap.

Answer 3

Heap usually means pile or piles. Like a heap of hay.

Answer 4

I don't really use that word much. Depends on the situation.

Like .. "that was heaps of fun" "heaps of hay"

lol kinda lame examples but that's how I used it.

Answer 5

No.

Heaps, in America, generally only refer to a heaping plate of food.

Answer 6

I have read that phrase: "that was heaps of fun"..etc. in really old books (50+ yrs)...

.Modern use: NO...nobody uses it; at least that I have heard.

People generally use it as a synonym (word that has a similar meaning) for pile. the general use is as follows - Example: "I have a heap of dirt in my yard", "avoid hitting that heap of junk", "my neighbor is never going to clean that heap of junk out of his yard".