Meaning

1 senses

  1. (informal)Any large collection of things or people.

    any collection in its entirety

Examples

4 sentences

  1. They came with kit and caboodle.

    deSie kamen mit Kind und Kegel.

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  2. They went out to get the whole kit and caboodle.

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

    deSchluss jetzt, sende den ganzen Kram an mein Mobiltelefon.

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  4. I couldn't believe myself when she pretended to be angry. Her loud voice, red face...the whole caboodle was pretty convincing.

    ruЯ глазам своим не мог поверить, что она прикидывалась рассерженной. Этот громкий голос, красное лицо… в целом все выглядело достаточно убедительно.

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Origin

US slang, mid 19th century, thought to be a corruption of kitboodle, from kit + boodle. "T

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.

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Forms

plural: caboodles

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cabinB1cabinetB2cableB2cacaocachecackle
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