Is Caboodle a Noun?

Is Caboodle a Noun?

noun Informal. the lot, pack, or crowd: I have no use for the whole caboodle.

Is caboodle a verb?

Caboodle is an informal way to talk about an entire bunch of some item or category, frequently within the phrase "the whole kit and caboodle," which has the same meaning. ... The root of caboodle is probably the older phrase "kit and boodle," and the Dutch boedel, "property."

What does caboodle mean?

: 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. —

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