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

Vendors crouch on plastic stools beside their seafood caboodle.

—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 caboodle

Oh, 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

Examples of caboodle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One tester used the 90-liter Base Camp Gear Box (large) to schlep all of her gear to a mountain bike race and was able to fit the whole kit and caboodle: chest protector, two full face helmets, one half shell, two tires, and two pairs of bike shoes within the box itself. —Caitlin Kelly, Outside Online, 25 June 2024

Tack on the beautiful bamboo canister, for an elevated, TSA-friendly bath time caboodle. —Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Dec. 2023

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

Word History

Etymology

probably from ca- (intensive prefix) + boodle

First Known Use

circa 1848, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing caboodle

• the whole caboodle
• the whole kit and caboodle

Kids Definition

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