Shebang
noun
The whole thing, all of something.
He bought the whole shebang for a bargain price.

Often appears as...
- the whole shebang
- buy the shebang
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial,Idiomatic
noun
A situation or matter.
Let's forget about the whole shebang and start afresh.

Often appears as...
- forget the shebang
- messy shebang
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial,Idiomatic
noun
In computing, it refers to the path of the interpreter of the script, specifically in Unix-based system.
The shebang line in the Python script started with '#!/usr/bin/env python3'.

Often appears as...
- shebang line
- python shebang
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The whole thing, all of something.
He bought the whole shebang for a bargain price.

Often appears as...
- the whole shebang
- buy the shebang
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial,Idiomatic
noun
A situation or matter.
Let's forget about the whole shebang and start afresh.

Often appears as...
- forget the shebang
- messy shebang
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial,Idiomatic
noun
In computing, it refers to the path of the interpreter of the script, specifically in Unix-based system.
The shebang line in the Python script started with '#!/usr/bin/env python3'.

Often appears as...
- shebang line
- python shebang
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3

Colloquial Use
Used in casual conversation rather than in formal speech or writing.

The party was great - the whole shebang was a success.
Emphasizes Completeness
Highlights that nothing was left out, denoting entirety in an enthusiastic tone.

She renovated her house, the whole shebang looks brand new!
North American Slang
Commonly understood and used in North American English, might be less known elsewhere.

On his road trip, he visited every state – the whole shebang.
Colloquial Use
Used in casual conversation rather than in formal speech or writing.

The party was great - the whole shebang was a success.
Emphasizes Completeness
Highlights that nothing was left out, denoting entirety in an enthusiastic tone.

She renovated her house, the whole shebang looks brand new!
North American Slang
Commonly understood and used in North American English, might be less known elsewhere.

On his road trip, he visited every state – the whole shebang.
Colloquial Use
Used in casual conversation rather than in formal speech or writing.

The party was great - the whole shebang was a success.
Emphasizes Completeness
Highlights that nothing was left out, denoting entirety in an enthusiastic tone.

She renovated her house, the whole shebang looks brand new!
North American Slang
Commonly understood and used in North American English, might be less known elsewhere.

On his road trip, he visited every state – the whole shebang.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 118 PIPE...
perhaps just taking a little moment and little breather he does look hot he does look a little bit bothered so male leopards will do that female epital do the same thing when they are on a patrol walk walk walk see it was lions sit down get a carry on walking market territory that whole shebang so now we kind of just waiting for him to make his next
Video examples
Want to be an activist?...
I convinced one of the largest toy companies, toy makers in the world, Hasbro, to change the way that they marketed one of their best-selling products. So, allow me to tell you about it. So, I have a brother, Gavin. When this whole shebang happened, he was four. He loved to cook.
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My failed mission to...
yes, that's really what it was called -- we were taught to believe that there is a single Supreme Being who is responsible for everything, the whole shebang, from the creation of the Universe to moral shepherding to eternal life. But at home,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 118 PIPE...
perhaps just taking a little moment and little breather he does look hot he does look a little bit bothered so male leopards will do that female epital do the same thing when they are on a patrol walk walk walk see it was lions sit down get a carry on walking market territory that whole shebang so now we kind of just waiting for him to make his next
Video examples
Want to be an activist?...
I convinced one of the largest toy companies, toy makers in the world, Hasbro, to change the way that they marketed one of their best-selling products. So, allow me to tell you about it. So, I have a brother, Gavin. When this whole shebang happened, he was four. He loved to cook.
Video examples
My failed mission to...
yes, that's really what it was called -- we were taught to believe that there is a single Supreme Being who is responsible for everything, the whole shebang, from the creation of the Universe to moral shepherding to eternal life. But at home,
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Raymond E. Feist
American Author
All the Midkemia stories are part of a 'history of an imaginary place,' so I've always known the cycle covered five rift wars. I just got to the end after 30 books. So there was no particular inspiration, save it was time to finish the whole shebang.

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Brian Greene
American Physicist
There was a time when 'universe' meant 'all there is.' Everything. The whole shebang. The notion of more than one universe, more than one everything, would seemingly be a contradiction in terms.

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Perrie Edwards
English Singer
When we're on tour we don't stop, from start to finish we don't stop dancing because our main goal, for people who come to a Little Mix concert, is we put on a show. Like the whole shebang.

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Mirai Nagasu
American Athlete
I'm very Asian, and also my mom raised me to be polite and to eat whatever is put in front of me. I actually enjoy snails a lot. And I've eaten sea urchin and that shebang.

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Yoko Ono
American Artist
You know, something happened to me when I became 70. I started to feel a tremendous love for the human race, and life and this planet, the universe, the whole shebang.

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Jonathan Miles
Poems, unlike songs, are written to be read and, thus, come equipped with their own rhythms and melodies; they're self-contained entities, the whole shebang.

Quote examples
Raymond E. Feist
American Author
All the Midkemia stories are part of a 'history of an imaginary place,' so I've always known the cycle covered five rift wars. I just got to the end after 30 books. So there was no particular inspiration, save it was time to finish the whole shebang.

Quote examples
Brian Greene
American Physicist
There was a time when 'universe' meant 'all there is.' Everything. The whole shebang. The notion of more than one universe, more than one everything, would seemingly be a contradiction in terms.

Quote examples
Perrie Edwards
English Singer
When we're on tour we don't stop, from start to finish we don't stop dancing because our main goal, for people who come to a Little Mix concert, is we put on a show. Like the whole shebang.

Quote examples
Mirai Nagasu
American Athlete
I'm very Asian, and also my mom raised me to be polite and to eat whatever is put in front of me. I actually enjoy snails a lot. And I've eaten sea urchin and that shebang.

Quote examples
Yoko Ono
American Artist
You know, something happened to me when I became 70. I started to feel a tremendous love for the human race, and life and this planet, the universe, the whole shebang.

Quote examples
Jonathan Miles
Poems, unlike songs, are written to be read and, thus, come equipped with their own rhythms and melodies; they're self-contained entities, the whole shebang.

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