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caboodle

[ kuh-bood-l ]

noun

, Informal.
  1. the lot, pack, or crowd:

    I have no use for the whole caboodle.



caboodle

/ kəˈbuːdəl /

noun

  1. informal.
    a lot, bunch, or group (esp in the phrases the whole caboodle, the whole kit and caboodle )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of caboodle1

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; perhaps ca- + boodle
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Word History and Origins

Origin of caboodle1

C19: probably contraction of kit 1and boodle
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. kit and caboodle, Informal. kit 1( def 10 ).

More idioms and phrases containing caboodle

see whole kit and caboodle .
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Example Sentences

In my fantasy world, the entire bonus caboodle—every last cent—would go to the reconstruction of Haiti.

"Whole caboodle workin' like a charm," he said, good humoredly.

Why, I wouldn't give a snap of my fingers fer the whole kit and caboodle of ye, you low-down, sneakin' parcel o' thieves.

I suppose a lot of these might as well be thrown away, but well dump the whole caboodle down in the cellar for now.

Toothbrushes, nutcrackers, babies' baths—the whole caboodle of manufacture—are now set to music.

Ill sell you the whole kit and caboodle in the car and out of it for twenty-five dollars.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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