: everything involved in what is under consideration
—usually used in the phrase the whole shebang
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And actually get the whole quirky, infectious shebang into the Billboard top five, selling over a million albums in a little over a month?
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Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Those communications are of course the smokin’ gun of sorts in this whole shebang.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
Notably, there is a terrific live music element — featuring a variety of entertainers — which is part of the overall shebang.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
Note: While many of Mendocino County’s shebangs take place through the weekend, Saturday is usually the day with the loaded event schedule.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
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Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Those communications are of course the smokin’ gun of sorts in this whole shebang.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
Notably, there is a terrific live music element — featuring a variety of entertainers — which is part of the overall shebang.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
Note: While many of Mendocino County’s shebangs take place through the weekend, Saturday is usually the day with the loaded event schedule.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Shebang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shebang. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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shebang
noun
she·bang
shi-ˈbaŋ 
: everything involved that is under consideration
—usually used in the phrase the whole shebang
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