Complete Definition of "whole shebang"

English

Etymology
From shebang.

Alternative spellings
whole chebang

Noun
whole shebang

  1. idiom everything|Everything; the entire thing.

#:The festival had balloons, flowers, fireworks, performers, and the whole shebang.

  1. idiom A building or house and everything in it.

Translations
trans-top|the entire thing
Finnish: koko repertoaari, koko roska
trans-mid
trans-bottom

See also
whole enchilada
whole nine yards
whole shooting match

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