whole shooting match

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Everything; the entire collection, endeavor, or activity.

Pronunciation

En-au-whole shooting match.ogg

Word forms

whole shooting match

Etymology

Compare whole shitting match. Perhaps that term is a vulgarization of this term, or this term is a bowdlerization of that term.

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