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
PlayboyVendors crouch on plastic stools beside their seafood caboodle.—Karen Coates
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 caboodleJohn PhillipsOh, 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
Mike NicholsExamples of caboodle in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
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
Trimmed with luggage slats and a restraint bar, the box lands ready to support any traveling cases, haversacks, miniature steamer trunks, or other traveling caboodle carried in the cabin, but definitely not any plus-two passengers.
—Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 24 Apr. 2023
Keeping the caboodle below the sills of the panoramic windows maintains excellent visibility out the tail and the right rear quarter.
—Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 15 June 2023
In team sports, each member splits the winnings evenly, but individuals get the whole kit and caboodle.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 20 July 2021
Tack on the beautiful bamboo canister, for an elevated, TSA-friendly bath time caboodle.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2023
May some exalted eminence hear my plea and preserve this experience, or, at least, spirit the whole kit and caboodle — set pieces, props, costumes, orchestra, dancers, stars, da woiks — to another locale and a future life.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2022
The whole kit and caboodle is simply too big to be a failure.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 31 Aug. 2022
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
Trimmed with luggage slats and a restraint bar, the box lands ready to support any traveling cases, haversacks, miniature steamer trunks, or other traveling caboodle carried in the cabin, but definitely not any plus-two passengers.
—Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 24 Apr. 2023
Keeping the caboodle below the sills of the panoramic windows maintains excellent visibility out the tail and the right rear quarter.
—Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 15 June 2023
In team sports, each member splits the winnings evenly, but individuals get the whole kit and caboodle.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 20 July 2021
Tack on the beautiful bamboo canister, for an elevated, TSA-friendly bath time caboodle.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2023
May some exalted eminence hear my plea and preserve this experience, or, at least, spirit the whole kit and caboodle — set pieces, props, costumes, orchestra, dancers, stars, da woiks — to another locale and a future life.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2022
The whole kit and caboodle is simply too big to be a failure.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 31 Aug. 2022
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“Caboodle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caboodle. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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caboodle
noun
ca·boo·dle
kə-ˈbüd-ᵊl
: all of a group of things
—used in the phrase the whole caboodle or the whole kit and caboodle
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