whole caboodle

Examples

• All

• I'll give you a check for the whole caboodle, all right?

  Rachel, Rachel (1968)

• The sale included the whole caboodle, from furniture to appliances, at unbeatable prices.

• Day before yesterday... you was going to lick the whole caboodle, all by yourself.

  The Red Badge of Courage (1951)

• We'll lift our tea cups, toast the whole caboodle.

  Fiction book (1996)

• It should not be too difficult to get a few countries to put the whole caboodle online.

  Blog text (24)

• They gave me a whole caboodle filled with their new foundation.

• If I don't get my money afore the 60 days, you lose the whole caboodle and you don't get the land.

  Sergeant York (1941)

• The ebullient Tsar was so enchanted that Frederick could do no other than make a gift of the whole caboodle to Peter.

  Fiction book (1995)

• If you're going to the party, just bring the whole caboodle, including drinks and snacks.

• He packed the whole caboodle into the car, ensuring everything was ready for the road trip.

Synonyms

L

lot

vswhole caboodle

656 1.0

A group of people or things considered together

is stronger, meaning the entire set or everything involved

T

the works

vswhole caboodle

• Informal

55 3.8

Everything extra you can have, like extra burger toppings or a full spa service

is used for a complete group without focusing on added extras

C

caboodle

vswhole caboodle

• Informal

8 8.5

All the things or people together as a group

is a different informal label for that entire group concept

W

whole shebang

vswhole caboodle

• Informal

7 8.0

Everything that is part of something

is the same total idea in different idiomatic wording

K

kit and caboodle

vswhole caboodle

• Informal

5 7.7

All the things and people in a group or place

is the same idea phrased as a compound idiom for totality

T

the whole enchilada

vswhole caboodle

• Informal

4 7.0

Everything included in a deal or plan

is the same total meaning but carries a playful cultural flavor

W

whole kit and caboodle

vswhole caboodle

• Informal

4 6.7

All the things and people connected with something

is equivalent but used as a shorter informal alternative

W

whole kit

vswhole caboodle

• Informal

3 5.2

All the things you need for an activity, like tools and supplies

is the fuller idiomatic form used for entire groups

W

whole works

vswhole caboodle

• Informal

2 3.9

Everything included, for example all parts or options

focuses on group entirety rather than the extras or options emphasis

S

schmear

vswhole caboodle

• Informal

1 9.9

A complete set of related things included together

is the general expression stressing complete inclusion rather than casual phrasing

K

kit and boodle

vswhole caboodle

• Informal

9.3

All the things and people together

is a parallel idiom that shares the full inclusion sense

W

whole kit and boodle

vswhole caboodle

• Informal

6.7

All the things in a group or set

is the same inclusive sense but in another idiomatic form

Antonyms

P

part

∞ 1.0

A piece of something that, with others, makes a whole

I

individual

847 3.0

Relating to one person rather than to a group, or showing a person's own style

How Complete

whole caboodle

• Informal

1 7.7

whole

484 1.0

set

∞ 2.1

group

∞ 1.0

part

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology