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kit and caboodle

[kit] Origin

kit

1[kit] noun, verb, kit·ted, kit·ting.
noun
1.
a set or collection of tools, supplies, instructional matter, etc., for a specific purpose: a first-aid kit; a sales kit.
2.
the case for containing these.
3.
such a case and its contents.
4.
a set of materials or parts from which something can be assembled: a model car made from a kit.
5.
Informal. a set, lot, or collection of things or persons.
EXPAND
6.
a wooden tub, pail, etc., usually circular.
7.
Chiefly British. a costume or outfit of clothing, especially for a specific purpose: ski kit; dancing kit; battle kit.
COLLAPSE
verb (used with object)
8.
to package or make available in a kit: a new model airplane that has just been kitted for the hobbyist.
9.
Chiefly British. to outfit or equip (often followed by out or up).

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Kit and caboodle is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
10.
kit and caboodle/boodle, Informal. the whole lot of persons or things; all of something (often preceded by whole): We took along the whole kit and caboodle in the station wagon.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English kyt, kitt < Middle Dutch kitte jug, tankard
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History

kit
"small fiddle used by dancing teachers," 1519, probably a shortening of O.E. cythere, from L. cithara, from Gk. kithara (see guitar).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary

kit and caboodle definition

[ˈkɪt næ kəˈbudlæ]
  1. n.
    everything; all parts and property. (Often with whole.) : I want you out of here—kit and caboodle—by noon. , She moved in to stay, kit and caboodle.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

kit and caboodle

see whole kit and caboodle.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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