caboodle ca·boo·dle n

caboodle ca·boo·dle n
[kə'buːdl]
fam

the whole caboodle — baracca e burattini


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  • boo|dle — «BOO duhl», noun, verb, dled, dling. Slang. –n. 1. U.S. money from bribes; graft. 2. a group of people or things; caboodle, used especially in the phrase »the whole kit and caboodle. 3. counterfeit money. –v.t., v.i. U.S. to bribe; practice… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ca|boo|dle — «kuh BOO duhl», noun. Slang. a group of people or things: »At last the whole caboodle is in the air in a great straggling, lacy flock (Atlantic). ╂[American English < ca (perhaps < kit1) + boodle] …   Useful english dictionary

  • caboodle — ca*boo dle (k[.a]*b[=oo] d l), n. The whole collection; the entire quantity or number; usually in the phrase {the whole caboodle} or {the whole kit and caboodle}. [Slang, U.S.] Bartlett. [1913 Webster +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • boo´dler — boo|dle «BOO duhl», noun, verb, dled, dling. Slang. –n. 1. U.S. money from bribes; graft. 2. a group of people or things; caboodle, used especially in the phrase »the whole kit and caboodle. 3. counterfeit money. –v.t., v.i. U.S. to bribe;… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ca·boo·dle — /kəˈbuːdl̩/ noun the whole (kit and) caboodle US informal : ↑everything Her father owned 5 houses and 12 cars, and when he died he left her the whole caboodle. You can buy one of the books every month, or buy the whole kit and caboodle at the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • the whole caboodle — caboodle ca*boo dle (k[.a]*b[=oo] d l), n. The whole collection; the entire quantity or number; usually in the phrase {the whole caboodle} or {the whole kit and caboodle}. [Slang, U.S.] Bartlett. [1913 Webster +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • the whole kit and caboodle — caboodle ca*boo dle (k[.a]*b[=oo] d l), n. The whole collection; the entire quantity or number; usually in the phrase {the whole caboodle} or {the whole kit and caboodle}. [Slang, U.S.] Bartlett. [1913 Webster +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • caboodle — ca|boo|dle [kəˈbu:dl] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Probably from boodle crowd, collection, lot (19 20 centuries), from Dutch boedel property ] the whole (kit and) caboodle informal everything ▪ I think it s time to replace the whole caboodle:… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • caboodle — ca|boo|dle [ kə budl ] noun the whole (kit and) caboodle INFORMAL everything …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • caboodle — ca•boo•dle [[t]kəˈbud l[/t]] n. inf inf the lot, pack, or crowd: Get rid of the whole caboodle[/ex] • Etymology: 1840–50, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • caboodle — ca·boo·dle …   English syllables

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