ball of wax

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Definition of ball of wax in English English dictionary

An unspecified set of items or circumstances: "She went shopping, had dinner, saw a play, the whole ball of wax."

Hyphenation

Ball of wax

Turkish pronunciation

bôl ıv wäks

Synonyms

everything but the kitchen sink, full monty, nine yards, shebang, show, state of affairs, the whole shebang, whole works, works

Pronunciation

/ˈbôl əv ˈwaks/ /ˈbɔːl əv ˈwæks/

Etymology

[ 'bol ] (noun.) 13th century. Middle English bal, from Old Norse bollr; akin to Old English bealluc testis, Old High German balla ball, Old English blAwan to blow.