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shebang

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ʃɪˈbæŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʃəˈbæŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(shə bang′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
she•bang /ʃəˈbæŋ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable* singular]
  1. Informal Termsthe structure of something, as of an organization:The whole shebang fell apart when the chairman quit.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
she•bang  (shə bang′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Informal Termsthe structure of something, as of an organization, contrivance, or affair:The whole shebang fell apart when the chairman quit.
  2. a primitive dwelling;
    shack;
    shanty.
  • 1860–65, American; origin, originally uncertain (perh. alteration of char-À-banc, though sense shift unclear; shebeen, often cited as the source, is implausible both phonetically and semantically)

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
shebang /ʃɪˈbæŋ/ n slang
  1. a situation, matter, or affair (esp in the phrase the whole shebang)
Etymology: 19th Century: of uncertain origin
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