"the whole caboodle" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-the whole caboodle.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: US slang, attested in 1848. From an earlier (1830s) "the whole boodle". Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} the whole caboodle
  1. (slang, US) everything else Tags: US, slang Related terms: kit and kaboodle Translations (everything else): die hele kaboedel (Afrikaans), de hele rataplan (Dutch), allt heila klabbið (Icelandic)

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