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noun

Shebang n.

A jocosely depreciative name for a dwelling or shop; a primitive dwelling; a shanty. (Slang, U.S.)

The structure of an object, process, organization, or anything viewed as complicated; used primarily in the phrase the whole shebang; as, it comes with unnecessary frills, but you have to buy the whole shebang. (informal)

(computers) The character sequence #!, which frequently begins shell scripts in a Unix system.

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Etymology of 'Shebang'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Shebang" Quotes from Famous Books

... there in the corner, an' three more drunks they finds under the pianny. I tell you-alls the whole camp hits up the Yukon for Dawson jes' like Sam Scratch was after them,—wimmen, children, babes in arms, the whole shebang. Bidwell comes to me an' sez, sez he, 'Jim, I wants you to keep tab on ...

— The Faith of Men • Jack London

Words linked to "Shebang" : scheme