Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whole shooting match

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.56 in modern English

Syllables: whole shoot-ing -match
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Everything; the entire collection, endeavor, or activity.

Example Sentences

"It started raining on their picnic and they had to move the whole shooting match inside."

Etymology

Compare whole shitting match. Perhaps that term is a vulgarization of this term, or this term is a bowdlerization of that term.

Phrases

shooting match shooting range game, set, match

Frequently Paired Words

shooting match shooting range game, set, match

Synonyms

all the marbles bag and baggage everytang everything but the galley stove everything but the kitchen sink everything under the sun full monty hook line and sinker kit and caboodle lock stock and barrel

Questions

What does whole shooting match mean?: Everything; the entire collection, endeavor, or activity.
Where does whole shooting match come from?: Compare whole shitting match. Perhaps that term is a vulgarization of this term, or this term is a bowdlerization of that term.

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