Slew

[Pixter]

Hi guys, I was reading this about Charlie Sheen this morning:

"An arrogant and unapologetic Charlie Sheen (http://omg.yahoo.com/charlie-sheen/celebs/295) continued his rants on the "Today (http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/41824830/ns/today-entertainment/)" show this morning, delivering a of slew of one-liners aimed at CBS."

What does "slew" mean here and part of speech would it be??

[poli]

It's a noun, and it means a whole bunch.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Just for the sake of my sleepy brain: Is there an extra "of" there? :confused:

Saw the sentence online and it kept both "of"'s, but shouldn't it be "...delivering a slew of one-liners..." :?:

[poli]

yes, it's a whole slew of

[Perikles]

yes, it's a whole slew ofInteresting - I've never heard it with that sense before, and it's not in the OED. :thinking:

[poli]

Interesting - I've never heard it with that sense before, and it's not in the OED. :thinking:
It must have drowned in the pond.:worried:

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Thank you, Poli... one more expression for my "holdings". :rose:

[Pixter]

Got it! Thanks :)