Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

caboodle

Noun
/kəˈbuː.dəl/
Definition
The entirety of a group or collection; often used in the phrase ‘the whole kit and caboodle.’
Examples
  • We’ve brought the whole caboodle for the picnic.
  • When he moved, he packed up the caboodle and headed off to his new house.
Meaning
Refers to all the items or people in a particular group; it emphasizes the wholeness of a situation or collection.
Synonyms
  • whole
  • entirety
  • all
  • everything