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the whole caboodle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
the w-hole -ca-boo-dle
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

everything else

American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

US slang, attested in 1848. From an earlier (1830s) "the whole boodle".

Usage

Phrases

kit and kaboodle

Frequently Paired Words

kit and kaboodle

Questions

What does the whole caboodle mean?
everything else
Where does the whole caboodle come from?
US slang, attested in 1848. From an earlier (1830s) "the whole boodle".

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