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Definition of Shebang
1. Noun. An entire system; used in the phrase 'the whole shebang'.
Definition of Shebang
1. n. A jocosely depreciative name for a dwelling or shop.
Definition of Shebang
1. Noun. Any matter of present concern; thing; or business. ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) A vehicle.''Take our Word'' ¹
3. Noun. (archaic) A lean-to or temporary shelter. ¹
4. Noun. (computing) The character string "#!" used at the beginning of a computer file to indicate which interpreter can process the commands in the file, chiefly used in Unix and related operating systems. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shebang
1. a situation, organization, or matter [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shebang
Literary usage of Shebang
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Boys in Blue: Or, Heroes of the "rank and File". Comprising Incidents by Jane Currie Blaikie Hoge (1867)
"Forth from every tent and "shebang " swarmed a little host of the boys, ...
The best " shebang " of the camp was immediately placed at our service, ..."
2. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"shebang. A common shanty or tent. 1867 By common consent, if any one had complaints
to make, he carried them to the shebang of Big Peter. ..."
3. Iowa and the Rebellion: A History of the Troops Furnished by the State of by Lurton Dunham Ingersoll (1866)
"The shebang has its Penates scarcely less sacred than those of home. ...
Returning to the ren- • The " shebang," as described in the text, ..."
4. Sketches in Prison Camps: A Continuation of Sketches of the War by Charles C. Nott (1865)
"We knew that if suspicion ever fell on any " shebang " it would fall on this one.
We, therefore, determined to push a sap to an inner cabin, ..."
5. Sketches in Prison Camps: A Continuation of Sketches of the War by Charles C. Nott (1865)
"When fully completed, one end of it entered the shaft, and the other opened in
the second " shebang." The operation then was this: a workman in the tunnel ..."
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