shebang

1. (informal, US, archaic) A lean-to or temporary shelter.Examples: "Their shebang enclosures of bushes."; "They say that old pirate, Kingfisher Culpepper, had a stock of the real thing from Robertson County laid in his shebang on the Marsh just before he died."USarchaicinformal

2. (informal, US, archaic) A place or building; a store, saloon, or brothel.Examples: "Along all the roads on the reservation to all the mines, at the crossing of every stream or fresh-water spring, and near the principal Indian villages, an inn or shebang is established, ostensibly for the entertainment of travellers, but almost universally used as a den for supplying liquor to Indians.""Synonyms: jawn#Etymology_2, joint#English:_place of business or human activityUSarchaicinformal

3. (informal) Any matter of present concern; thing; or business; most commonly in the phrase "the whole shebang".Examples: "On the third the whole "chebang" was removed [...]"; "I like the book, I like you and your style and your business vim, and believe the chebang will be a success."; ""Before I'd share anything with you," he said bitterly, "I’d lose the whole shebang.""Synonyms: jawn#Etymology_2, jimbanginformal

4. (informal, obsolete) A vehicle.Examples: "[…] So they got into the empty omnibus and sat down. Colonel Jack says: “...What is the name of this.” Colonel Jim told him it was a barouche. After a while he poked his head out in front and said to the driver, “I say, Johnny, this suits me. We want this shebang all day. Let the horses go.”"informalobsolete