caboodle

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caboodle

Rhymes with -uːdəl

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US slang, mid 19th century, thought to be a corruption of kitboodle, from kit + boodle. "The whole boodle" is attested in the 1830s, and "the whole caboodle" in 1848.

noun caboodles · kaboodle

informal Any large collection of things or people.

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@misc{caboodle_2026,
  title = {caboodle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/caboodle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}