Caboodle

noun, slang

noun, slang ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any large collection of things or people. informal
  2. 2
    any collection in its entirety wordnet

Synonyms

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bunchbunchlot

Example

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"Finish that, and then send the whole caboodle to my cellphone."

Etymology

US slang, mid 19th century, thought to be a corruption of kitboodle, from kit + boodle. "The whole boodle" is attested in the 1830s, and "the whole caboodle" in 1848.

Related phrases

kit and caboodlethe whole caboodle

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