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whole enchilada

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

All of something or a group of related things taken in totality.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, informal

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Synonyms: all the marbles, bag and baggage, everytang, everything but the galley stove, everything but the kitchen sink, everything under the sun, full monty, hook, line and sinker, kit and caboodle, lock, stock and barrel, the whole bang shoot, the whole nine yards, the works, whole ball of wax, whole hog, whole enchilada, whole kit and caboodle, whole package, whole shebang, whole shitting match, whole shooting match, whole smash

Antonyms: none provided

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