the whole nine yards

English - Turkish

Definition of the whole nine yards in English Turkish dictionary

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whole nine yards

tüm dokuz metre

English - English

Definition of the whole nine yards in English English dictionary

All the way; with everything done completely or thoroughly

They really went the whole nine yards with this party.

And everything. Often used, like etc., to finish out a list

They have books, CDs, cassettes, DVDs, the whole nine yards.

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whole nine yards

(Informal) everything possible (Usage ex: They renovated the whole house from start to finish, the whole nine yards.)

Hyphenation

the whole Nine yards

Turkish pronunciation

dhi hōl nayn yärdz

Pronunciation

/ᴛʜē ˈhōl ˈnīn ˈyärdz/ /ðiː ˈhoʊl ˈnaɪn ˈjɑːrdz/

Etymology

() The origin is unknown, but many theories exist.Adams, Cecil (1987-04-10, with updates since). "." URL accessed on 2007-06-21. Quinion, Michael (1999-03-20, last updated 2005-06-30). "." URL accessed on 2007-06-21. Martin, Gary. "." URL accessed on 2007-06-21. The earliest known print appearance in these senses is in an article by Stephen Trumbell in the 1964-04-25 Tuscon Daily Citizen, titled “Talking Hip in the Space Age” and discussing NASA jargon: “Give ’em the whole nine yards’ means an item-by-item report on any project.”Zimmer, Benjamin (2007-06-21). "." URL accessed on 2007-06-21. The synonymous variant “all nine yards” appeared in a letter from Gale F. Linster to the editor of the 1962-12 Car Life.Zimmer, Benjamin (2007-11-12). "." URL accessed on 2007-11-13. There is a supposition that "The whole nine yards" refers to the length of the ammunition belts of the guns on WWII bombers- 9 yards. "Give em the whole nine yards" would then mean give them everything you've got.