caboosen

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A form of caboose — A small galley or cookhouse on the deck of a small vessel.

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Meanings

noun
  1. humorousnonstandardpluralplural of caboose

    Some of my favorite caboosen.

    2024 January 6, Adam Rypinski, Side Shot Saturday - starting 6 January, O Gauge Forum, archived from the original on 11 Feb 2026
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    @BrianReganComic thought you'd like to know that my pre-school sons' favorite part of the train is the caboosen.

    2013 June 20, @jivey87, Twitter (post)

    How come trains don't have caboosen anymore?

    2015 July 21, @WDC2, Twitter (post)

Origin

From caboose + -en (archaic plural suffix), by analogy with boxen and/or oxen.

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APA

caboosen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caboosen

MLA

“caboosen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caboosen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caboosen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caboosen.

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