shebang

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[possibly a portmanteau of “sharp bang”] The character sequence “#!” that frequently begins executable shell scripts under Unix. Probably derived from “shell bang” under the influence of American slang “the whole shebang” (everything, the works).

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noun
/ʃɪ'bæŋ/ Also chebang /ʃɪ'bæŋ/
Also chebang
noun, obs

(), shee-bang. N Amer The whole lot, everything; esp. in phr. the whole shebang. (1869 —) .
R. E. Megill The standard deviation is then calculated by dividing the total number of wells, N, into the sum of all the group deviations...and then taking the square root of the whole shebang (1977).

[From earlier senses, hut, tavern; ultimate origin unknown.]

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• Types of Buildings - shebang: primitive dwelling; shack

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See words rhyming with "shebang."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - redelighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
santenkraam, bordeel

Français (French)
n. - situation (fam), organisation, machination

Deutsch (German)
n. - (slang) Angelegenheit, Hütte

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ΗΠΑ, αργκό) παράγκα, δουλειά, υπόθεση

Italiano (Italian)
questione, affare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - negócio (m), casa de jogo (f), bar (m)

Русский (Russian)
хижина

Español (Spanish)
n. - choza, cabaña, asunto, cosa

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sak, affär

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
事情, 陋屋, 工作

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 事情, 陋屋, 工作

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 뼈대, 판잣집, 파티

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 当面の事情, 掘っ建て小屋, 騒ぎ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مسأله, مؤسسه, كوخ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮דבר, עניין, עסק, מצב, צריף‬

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