caboodle

noun

ca·boo·dle kə-ˈbü-dᵊl

plural caboodles

: all the things of a group : collection sense 2, lot sense 5

decided to sell the whole caboodle [=everything]

Most pension checks go out monthly. However, some plans let you receive the entire caboodle in a single lump for reinvestment elsewhere.—

Playboy

Vendors crouch on plastic stools beside their seafood caboodle.—

Karen Coates

… standard caboodle is generous: a six-speaker stereo, cruise, power locks, fog lights, 16-inche alloy wheels, …—

John Phillips

—often used in the phrase the whole kit and caboodle

Oh, it was agony, deciding which of those necessities to part with. But I even agreed to cram them all into one suitcase and just throw away the whole kit and kaboodle …—

Mike Nichols

Examples of caboodle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web One tester used the 90-liter Base Camp Gear Box (large) to schlep all of her gear to a mountain bike race and was able to fit the whole kit and caboodle: chest protector, two full face helmets, one half shell, two tires, and two pairs of bike shoes within the box itself. —

Caitlin Kelly, Outside Online, 25 June 2024 Tack on the beautiful bamboo canister, for an elevated, TSA-friendly bath time caboodle. —

Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Dec. 2023 Because the stand was locked to the tree, the suspect used a chainsaw to try and take the whole kit and caboodle. —

Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 15 Nov. 2023 After sitting vacant for some years, the whole kit and caboodle was sold in 2011 for $7.2 million to philanthropist John Vidalakis, who spent seven years renovating and restoring the premises. —

Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for caboodle

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