What is Kit and Kaboodle mean?

kit and caboodle in American English
kit and boodle. informal (often prec. by whole) the whole lot of persons or things; all of something. We took along the whole kit and caboodle in the station wagon.
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Where does the expression the whole kit and kaboodle come from?

The origin of Kit and Kaboodle comes from 18th century England. The word “kith” refers to an estate. Therefore, “the entire kith” would refer to all the contents of the estate. Soldiers in the 1700s would also carry a kitbag with them when going into battle, known as the “kaboodle.”
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What is the origin of caboodle?

1833, "crowd;" 1858, "phony money," especially "graft money," actual or potential (1883), both American English slang, either or both based on bundle (n.), or from Dutch.
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What does caboodle mean slang?

noun Informal. the lot, pack, or crowd: I have no use for the whole caboodle.
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What is caboodle in English?

Definition of caboodle

: 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.
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Kit and caboodle Meaning



Is Kaboodle a real word?

The lot, group, or bunch: donated the whole caboodle. 2. A crowd or collection of people.
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Is caboodle a real word?

A caboodle is a complete group or collection of something. Your eccentric aunt might send you her doll collection, enclosing a note that says, "I gave you the whole caboodle!"
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When did Caboodles start?

With a visionary eye to the future and the need for a functional but fun cosmetics case, Plano Molding Company launched Caboodles in 1987 with the snazzy On-The-Go Girl™ molded from the same functional designs of a tackle box.
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What year were Caboodles popular?

Caboodles were popular beauty organization cases from the '80s and '90s. As soon as Caboodles hit the scene, women and girls became obsessed. For a generation of women, the Caboodle was the must-have organizer to tote and store makeup.
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How do you use caboodle in a sentence?

We only needed the tape from the toolbox, but Kate brought us the whole kit and caboodle. 2. To be honest we only need one prisoner out of these five, but we might as well capture the whole caboodle.
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How do you spell kit and caboodle?

A kit - is set of objects, as in a toolkit, or what a soldier would put in his kit-bag. A caboodle (or boodle) - is an archaic term meaning group or collection, usually of people. There are several phrases similar to the whole kit and caboodle, which is first recorded in that form in 1884.
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How much was a caboodle in the 90s?

Caboodles are back and we've never felt more nostalgic for the '90s. And they're only $10!
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What do you put in a Kaboodle?

But just for this moment, let's go back to the good old days, when all a gal needed in her Caboodle were these 14 things.
  1. Body Glitter. ...
  2. Really, Just Bonne Bell Everything. ...
  3. Brown Lipstick. ...
  4. An Array Of Butterfly Clips. ...
  5. Hair Flowers. ...
  6. Lip Liner Darker Than Any Of The Lipstick You Owned. ...
  7. Hard Candy Nail Polish. ...
  8. Loose Change.
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What's a Kitten Kaboodle?

A “kit” is a collection of items, such as a tool kit or a sewing kit. “Caboodle,” comes from “boodle,” is a collection of people. This 19th-century phrase was frequently misheard as “kitten caboodle,” causing the mishearer to look around for a young feline. See also: and, caboodle, kit.
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What is a rollicking mean?

Definition of rollicking

: boisterously carefree, joyful, or high-spirited a rollicking adventure film.
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