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the whole caboodle en · NOUN

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Etymology

US slang, attested in 1848. From an earlier (1830s) "the whole boodle".

Meanings

  1. (US, slang) everything else
    • "'Yes, sir, these other burgs are our true partners in the great game of vital living. But let's not have any mistake about this. I claim that Zenith is the best partner and the fastest-growing partner of the whole caboodle. […] 1922, Sinclair Lewis, “14”, in Babbitt:
    • When you're packing for our camping trip, don't forget the essentials. You know, deodorant, ant killer, condoms, baby wipes and the whole caboodle.

Relateds

kit and kaboodle

Translations (4)

af die hele kaboedel (everything else) · pl cały ten kram (everything else) · is allt heila klabbið (everything else) · nl de hele rataplan (everything else)