the whole bang shoot
the whole bang shoot noun: the whole lot, everything involved, every one, the entire process.
Noun
the whole bang shoot (uncountable)
- The whole lot, everything involved, every one, the entire process.
- “My good fellow,” grumbled Dr. Brown, he turned at the top of the bungalow steps to deliver this ultimatum, “he hates the whole bang lot of us." ...
page 234 ... “I noticed that he hated you.” Brown admitted, “but that is nothing new. He hates, as I have remarked before, the whole bang shoot of us.”1913, Margaret Peterson, The Lure Of The Little Drum, page 92 - Anyway," he added, with the touch of the true optimist, "it's lucky I watched her, or she'd have carried off the whole bang shoot in less than thirty minutes."1921, Harry Mortimer Batten, Many Trails, page 163
- 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, kit and caboodle
- “My good fellow,” grumbled Dr. Brown, he turned at the top of the bungalow steps to deliver this ultimatum, “he hates the whole bang lot of us." ...
Synonyms of the whole bang shoot
- 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
- kit and caboodle
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Forms of the whole bang shoot
| alternative form | the whole bang lot |
|---|---|
| alternative form | the bang shoot |
Origin of the whole bang shoot
Uncertain. Apparently late nineteenth or early 20th century. Unsupported contradictory suggestions suggest derivation from shebang or vice versa. However, "shebang" may be older.
Questions about the whole bang shoot
- What does the whole bang shoot mean?
- The whole bang shoot means the whole lot, everything involved, every one, the entire process.
- What part of speech is the whole bang shoot?
- The whole bang shoot is a noun.
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