The story
Uncertain. Apparently late nineteenth or early 20th century. Unsupported contradictory suggestions suggest derivation from shebang or vice versa. However, "shebang" may be older.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The whole lot, everything involved, every one, the entire process. Full definition →
Uncertain. Apparently late nineteenth or early 20th century. Unsupported contradictory suggestions suggest derivation from shebang or vice versa. However, "shebang" may be older.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.