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Shebang n.

A jocosely depreciative name for a dwelling or shop; a primitive dwelling; a shanty. (Slang, U.S.)

The structure of an object, process, organization, or anything viewed as complicated; used primarily in the phrase the whole shebang; as, it comes with unnecessary frills, but you have to buy the whole shebang. (informal)

(computers) The character sequence #!, which frequently begins shell scripts in a Unix system.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Whole shebang" Quotes from Famous Books

... "But," said Thatcher, in some concern, "the box seat was purchased by that other gentleman in Sacramento. He paid extra for it, and his name's on your way-bill!" "That," said Yuba Bill, scornfully, "don't fetch me even ef he'd chartered the whole shebang. Look yar, do you reckon I'm goin' to spile my temper by setting next to a man with a game eye? And such an eye! Gewhillikins! Why, darn my skin, the other day when we war watering at Webster's, he got ...

— The Story of a Mine • Bret Harte