the whole caboodle

noun

Etymology

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

Definitions

  1. everything else

    • 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.
    • "'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. […]

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for the whole caboodle. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA