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shebang

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she·bang  (sh-bng)
n. Slang
A situation, organization, contrivance, or set of facts or things: organized and ran the whole shebang.
[Origin unknown.]
shebang [ʃɪˈbæŋ]
n Slang
1. a situation, matter, or affair (esp in the phrase the whole shebang)
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a hut or shack
[of uncertain origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.shebang - an entire system; used in the phrase `the whole shebang'
system, scheme - a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"
Translations
shebang [ʃəˈbæŋ] N the whole shebang (= the whole thing) → todo el tinglado
shebang
n (inf) the whole shebang → die ganze Chose (inf), → der ganze Kram (inf)


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They'll be machinery enough an' hands enough to do it all in decent workin' hours, an' Mart, s'help me, I'll make yeh superintendent of the shebang - the whole of it, all of it.
Martin Eden by London, Jack View in context
the cards that were given them; and Luck, the monstrous, mad-god thing, the owner of the whole shebang, looked on and grinned.
Burning Daylight by London, Jack View in context
I've kind of lost my way in this here shebang, and if you'll kindly show me the door I'll cause no trouble and sure vamoose.
The Night-Born by London, Jack View in context
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