English Explanatory Dictionary

caboodle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any large collection of things or people.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-caboodle.wav

Word forms

caboodle caboodles kaboodle

Etymology

US slang, mid 19th century, thought to be a corruption of kitboodle, from kit + boodle. "The whole boodle" is attested in the 1830s, and "the whole caboodle" in 1848.

Derived words

kit and caboodle the whole caboodle
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