shebang

shebang
/sheuh bang"/, n.
1. Informal. the structure of something, as of an organization, contrivance, or affair: The whole shebang fell apart when the chairman quit.
2. a primitive dwelling; shack; shanty.
[1860-65, Amer.; orig. uncert. (perh. alter. of CHAR--BANC, though sense shift unclear; SHEBEEN, often cited as the source, is implausible both phonetically and semantically)]

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