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shebang
[ shuh-bang ]
noun
- Informal. the structure of something, as of an organization, contrivance, or affair:
The whole shebang fell apart when the chairman quit.
- a primitive dwelling; shack; shanty.
shebang
/ ʃɪˈ²úæŋ /
noun
- a situation, matter, or affair (esp in the phrase the whole shebang )
- a hut or shack
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of shebang1
1860–65, Americanism; origin uncertain (perhaps alteration of ³¦³ó²¹°ù-à -²ú²¹²Ô³¦ ( def ), though sense shift unclear; shebeen, often cited as the source, is implausible both phonetically and semantically)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of shebang1
C19: of uncertain origin
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Davies says: "I play Rob from the age of 15 right the way through to the end of the film... It's full body, voice, dancing - the whole shebang."
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Fact: The Dodgers are perfectly set up to finish this shebang by the end of the week.
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That changed in their first game since Foster went from running backs coach to running the whole shebang.
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"We're ready to move on to making the whole shebang in the acoustic domain."
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Anna Wintour, a Met trustee for whom part of the institute has been renamed, organizes the whole shebang.
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