kit and caboodle
kit and caboodle noun: everything entirely, the whole lot.
Noun
kit and caboodle
- Everything entirely, the whole lot.
- “[…]There′ll be a kit and caboodle of our people waiting to set out."1930, Kenneth Roberts, Arundel, published 1995, page 153
- Aye, you could sell your kit and caboodle, and really see New Orleans!1951, Holling Clancy Holling, Minn of the Mississippi, published 1979, page 65
- Synonyms:
- all the marbles, bag and baggage, everytang, everything but the galley stove, everything but the kitchen sink, everything under the sun, full monty, hook, line and sinker, lock
Adverb
kit and caboodle (not comparable)
- All together; as one.
- If I can put the Catholics into another category and reject them kit and caboodle, my life is further simplified.1954, Gordon Allport, cited in 2005, Steven J. Bartlett, The Pathology Of Man: A Study Of Human Evil, page 243
- Lincoln moved its corporate headquarters, kit and caboodle, from Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Philadelphia in 1998.2000 October, Working Mother, page 132
Synonyms of kit and caboodle
- all the marbles
- bag and baggage
- everytang
- everything but the galley stove
- everything but the kitchen sink
- everything under the sun
- full monty
- hook
- line and sinker
- lock
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Forms of kit and caboodle
| alternative form | kit and kaboodle |
|---|---|
| alternative form | whole kit and caboodle |
Origin of kit and caboodle
From kit + boodle.
Questions about kit and caboodle
- What does kit and caboodle mean?
- Kit and caboodle means everything entirely, the whole lot.
- What part of speech is kit and caboodle?
- Kit and caboodle can be a noun or an adverb.
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