Meaning & use
kit and caboodle
The whole lot; the entire collection of things, with nothing left out.
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When they moved, they sold the whole kit and caboodle at a yard sale.
He inherited the family business, the building, and the whole kit and caboodle.
A note on using this word
Usually appears after 'whole', as in 'the whole kit and caboodle'; it is informal and slightly old-fashioned.
Words with a similar meaning
the whole loteverything
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