caboodle
English
Alternative forms
- kaboodle
Etymology
US slang, mid 19th century, thought to be from "kit and boodle"; "the whole boodle" is attested in the 1830s, and "the whole caboodle" in 1848.
Noun
caboodle (plural caboodles)
- (informal) Any large collection of things or people.
Derived terms
- kit and caboodle
- the whole caboodle