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whole enchilada en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, informal) All of something or a group of related things taken in totality.
    • "I want the wife, the kids, the house, the dog, the whole enchilada," he said in his rapid-fire way of talking. 2001, Jane Heller, Name Dropping: What If Two Very Different Women Had the Same Exact Name?
    • Your job as a software developer is not to simply slam out code, but to deliver the whole enchilada. 2002, Whil Hentzen, The Software Developer's Guide
    • They need a fall guy for the whole enchilada. 1984, William Diehl, Hooligans
    • It is only by loving all of ourselves (the whole enchilada!) that unconditional love of self is possible. 2004, Rick Farren, The Secret of the Lighthouse

Forms

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whole enchiladas Number=Plur lexicographic
the whole enchilada canonical lexicographic

Synonyms

lock · whole ball of wax · full monty · all the marbles · whole package · the whole nine yards · the works · everytang · whole kit and caboodle · everything but the galley stove · stock and barrel · whole enchilada · whole shebang · whole shitting match · hook · everything but the kitchen sink · everything under the sun · whole shooting match · the whole bang shoot · whole hog · kit and caboodle · bag and baggage · line and sinker · whole smash