the whole shebang
noun
informal
: the whole thing : everything that is included in something
You can buy the whole shebang for just $50.
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Cubes that have flat faces that touch can transmit both power and data, so there's no need to wire anything, and the whole shebang can be controlled via Bluetooth from your phone.
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IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2014
It’s been about getting back there and winning the whole shebang.
—Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
As of now, with a $400 million and more price tag on things from Baldoni’s own legal action, the whole shebang is set to go to trial on March 9, 2026.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 June 2025
Guests doing the whole shebang, about 700 people, had sailed through the Panama Canal to South America, then on to the South Pacific, Asia, Africa, and Western Europe.
—Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 29 May 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2014
It’s been about getting back there and winning the whole shebang.
—Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
As of now, with a $400 million and more price tag on things from Baldoni’s own legal action, the whole shebang is set to go to trial on March 9, 2026.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 June 2025
Guests doing the whole shebang, about 700 people, had sailed through the Panama Canal to South America, then on to the South Pacific, Asia, Africa, and Western Europe.
—Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 29 May 2025
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“The whole shebang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20whole%20shebang. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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