Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caboodle

/kəbˈudəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables: ca-boo-dle
IPA: /kəbˈudəl/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any large collection of things or people.

Informal

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.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

caboodles (plural) kaboodle (alternative)

Phrases

kit and caboodle the whole caboodle

Synonyms

bunch lot

Rhymes With

noodle feudal doodle poodle udall strudel boodle oodle trudel sudol canoodle udal

Questions

How do you pronounce caboodle?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəbˈudəl/.
What does caboodle mean?: Any large collection of things or people.
Where does caboodle come from?: 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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