everybody

American

[ev-ree-bod-ee, -buhd-ee] / ˈɛv riˌbɒd i, -ˌbʌd i /

pronoun

every person.

everybody British

/ ˈɛvrɪˌbɒdɪ /

pronoun

every person; everyone

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Usage

See each, else.

Etymology

Origin of everybody

First recorded in 1520–30; every + body

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everybody

“Now, everybody and their mother is reaching out.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

"Almost everybody who comes into our service from the beginning, within six months they're in a much better place with themselves," she said.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

Trump smiled and headed out of the room, saying: "I am devastated to hear this. Goodbye, everybody."

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

“She’s ... proven to be uniquely tolerant of the political risks of being a YIMBY, of making Los Angeles a place that can fit everybody who wants to live here,” Abramson said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

She felt something worse than bad after she’d scanned up and down the menu several times, feeling as if everybody behind her was impatient, even though nobody was yelling at her to move.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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