"caboodle" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: caboodles [plural]
Rhymes: -uːdəl Etymology: US slang, mid 19th century, thought to be from "kit and boodle"; "the whole boodle" is attested in the 1830s, and "the whole caboodle" in 1848. Head templates: {{en-noun}} caboodle (plural caboodles)
  1. (informal) Any large collection of things or people. Tags: informal Synonyms: kaboodle Derived forms: kit and caboodle, the whole caboodle
    Sense id: en-caboodle-en-noun-dDCmsiqa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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