An informal American expression used almost exclusively in the phrase 'the whole jimbang,' meaning the entire thing, the whole lot, everything included — nothing left out.
An informal American expression used almost exclusively in the phrase 'the whole jimbang,' meaning the entire thing, the whole lot, everything included — nothing left out. It's a colorful way to say 'all of it' without sounding too formal. Think 'the whole shebang' but with slightly more folksy flair. You'd use it when listing things gets exhausting and you just want to sweep it all into one word.
He showed up with the tent, the cooler, the grill, the chairs — the whole jimbang — like he was moving in.
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(chiefly, Scotland, colloquial) A thing, a lot, a shebang.
Informal British slang for enjoyment, satisfaction, or a good time — a sense of things going well or being pleasurable. It's the kind of relaxed, slightly eccentric term you might hear in casual conversation or see in regional forums. The word shares roots with 'bum' in its older sense of idling or bumming around pleasurably, suggesting laid-back contentment rather than intense excitement.
Mildly vulgar slang intensifier meaning a very large quantity or amount of something — essentially a punchier, more expressive alternative to 'a ton' or 'a load'. When you describe something as a bitchload, you're emphasising not just that there's a lot of it, but that the sheer volume is borderline overwhelming or impressive. The word is casual, informal, and used with the same breezy energy as similar intensifiers in modern spoken English.
(informal, US) ; usually "the whole jimbang".
A mildly old-fashioned but still understood slang idiom meaning to care at all — almost always used in the negative: 'I don't give a hang.' It's a gentler, more polite version of stronger expressions meaning the same thing, making it safe for family-friendly settings or anyone who wants to express total indifference without dropping anything offensive. Think of it as the PG-rated cousin of 'don't give a damn.' It conveys dismissiveness with a certain folksy charm.