caboodle

[ kuh-bood-l ]

noun

, Informal.

1. the lot, pack, or crowd:

   I have no use for the whole caboodle.

caboodle

/ kəˈbuːdəl /

noun

1. informal.
   a lot, bunch, or group (esp in the phrases the whole caboodle, the whole kit and caboodle )

Word History and Origins

Origin of caboodle¹

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; perhaps ca- + boodle

Word History and Origins

Origin of caboodle¹

C19: probably contraction of kit ¹and boodle

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. kit and caboodle, Informal. kit ¹( def 10 ).

More idioms and phrases containing caboodle

see whole kit and caboodle .

Example Sentences

Each cannolo’s tips are dipped in either crushed pistachios, mini chocolate chips, toffee, crushed cookies or a maraschino cherry, and the whole kit and caboodle is finished with a shower of powdered sugar.

From Seattle Times

And finally, if the prospect of cheese, mayo and cream cheese sounds a little too piously healthy, here are some rules for popping the whole delicious kit and caboodle into the fryer.

From The Guardian

It also helps ensure the whole kit and caboodle doesn’t vibrate off the table when you get a phone call.

From The Verge

“I’m worried about the whole kit and caboodle and how confusing it might be,” said UW Medicine’s Dr. John Lynch, director of infection control at Harborview Medical Center.

From Seattle Times

Or, as she also puts it using more colloquial language, “the whole caboodle comes back”.

From The Guardian

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