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caboodle

ca·boodle

US/kʌˈbudʌl/ rare informal

noun

1.

any collection in its entirety

  • “she bought the whole caboodle”
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Origin

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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