Plural of caboodle; large quantities or collections of things, often used in the phrase 'the whole kit and caboodle' meaning everything.
From 'caboodle', possibly from Dutch 'kabaal' (crowd, noise) or a blend of 'cabal' and 'boodle' (money). The exact origin is debated, but it appeared in American English in the 1850s.
The phrase 'kit and caboodle' became famous in the 1950s TV show 'The Beverly Hillbillies,' but 'kit' comes from a Dutch word for a container while 'caboodle' is American slang—mixing languages in one phrase.
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