origination of the term "kitten kaboddle"?

Answer 1

First, it's "kit and kaboodle".
Kittens have nothing to do with it.

Kit is simply slang for a person's belongings.
The source of kaboodle is probably an alliterative addition of "ka" to boodle. Boodle is an adaption of a dutch word which also means "inheritance or possessions."

Here is a lengthy explanation:
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-who2.htm

Answer 2

Actually, it's "kit and caboodle."

"Kit and caboodle" (which is the most common form) dates back to the mid-eighteenth century and appeared first in England. There are a number of variants, including "kit and kerboodle" and "kit and boodle." The "kit" part of the phrase is of fairly straightforward origin, "kit" being an 18th century English slang term for "outfit" or "collection," as in a soldier's "kit bag," which contained all his worldly possessions. "Kit" may have come from "kith," meaning "estate," found today in the phrase "kith and kin."

"Caboodle" is a tougher nut to crack. As usual, there are a number of theories, the most likely of which traces "boodle" back to the Dutch word "boedel," meaning "property." Lawyers take note: "boodle" actually was a respectable word in its own right (meaning "estate") in the 17th and 18th centuries, and was even used in legal documents. But why "caboodle" or "kerboodle"? The "ca" and "ker" may be related to the intensive German prefix "ge," giving the sense "the whole boodle." Put it all together and you get "kit and caboodle," meaning "everything and all of everything," down to the last kitten.

Answer 3

Hmmm. The phrase is actually "kit and caboodle". No kittens were harmed in the making of this nonsense phrase.

A kit is a group of things used for some purpose like a tool kit or makeup kit. A caboodle is just a bunch of stuff. So "the whole kit and caboodle" is everything you would need for a particular job, or a random collection of stuff.

"We went camping and he brought a lantern and flashlight and stove- the whole kit and caboodle."

Apparently it's a 19th century american term

Answer 4

You'd be surprised at how much American slang came from the civil war era, even terms like "deadline" started then. If you crossed a line painted on the ground in the P.O.W. camp you were shot, hence deadline.

Answer 5

It's "Kit and Kaboodle." It means the whole of something, such as everything a person owns, etc.