"the whole bang shoot" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Uncertain. Apparently late nineteenth or early 20th century. Unsupported contradictory suggestions suggest derivation from shebang or vice versa. However, "shebang" may be older. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} the whole bang shoot (uncountable)
  1. The whole lot, everything involved, every one, the entire process. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: everything, the whole bang lot, the bang shoot
    Sense id: en-the_whole_bang_shoot-en-noun-SSqjGgUM

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          "ref": "1942, John Vernon Hewes, The High Courts of Heaven: A Story of the R.A.F., page 132",
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