CABOODLE

bunch, lot, caboodle

(noun) any collection in its entirety; “she bought the whole caboodle”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

US slang, mid 19th century, thought to be from "kit and boodle"; "the whole boodle" is attested in the 1830s, and "the whole caboodle" in 1848.

Noun

caboodle (plural caboodles)

(informal) Any large collection of things or people.

Source: Wiktionary


Ca*boo"dle, n.

Definition: The whole collection; the entire quantity or number; -- usually in the phrase the whole caboodle. [Slang, U.S.] Bartlett.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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