all that

English

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Noun

all that (uncountable)

1. That, and everything similar; all of that kind of thing; and so on, et cetera. [from 15th c.]

   Synonym: all that jazz

   Near-synonyms: and all that, and that, and all, and stuff

   • 1714, Alexander Pope, The Rape of the Lock: An Heroi-Comical Poem. In Five Canto's. [sic], Second Edition, London: Bernard Lintott, Canto III, p. 20:

     Snuff, or the Fan, supply each Pauſe of Chat,
     With ſinging, laughing, ogling, and all that.

   • 1809, Lord Byron, letter (to Henry Drury), 25 Jun 1809:

     He has been all among the worshippers of Fire in Persia and has seen Persepolis and all that.

Derived terms

• all that said
• and all that

Pronoun

all that

1. The exact amount, quantity, or level referred to.

   She's not as smart as all that.

Adjective

all that (not comparable)

1. (US, slang) Of especially good quality; particularly excellent. [from 20th c.]

   How was the musical? ~ Not all that good. The star doesn’t sing all that well.

   • 2000, John Aaron, Johnson Space Center Oral History Project:

     ... due to the fact that the operators on the third shift at Kennedy were not all that—you know, they weren't the A Team—they had gotten themselves in a sequence where they dropped power on the vehicle.

   • 2006, Robert Carlock, “Jack-Tor”, in 30 Rock, season 1, episode 5:

     My muffin top is all that / whole-grain, low-fat / I know you want a piece of that / but I'm just here to dance / […] / So back up offa me / You're weirding me out

Derived terms

• all that and a bag of chips

Adverb

all that

1. (idiomatic, in negative constructions) Very.

   We do not have all that much time to finish.

   • 2023 March 8, James R. Schmalenberg, Life Really Isn’t All That Complicated: But You Do Have To Think, FriesenPress, →ISBN, page 13:

     By now, I hope that you are getting the message that life really isn't all that complicated.