the whole nine yards

Giving it all, taken from WW2 B-17 gunners who had a string of bullets that fed into their guns that measured nine yards long



Whole nine yards
Phrase equivalent to "Everything that is available." Has nothing to do with football. In fact, the phrase comes from the fact that fighter planes are equipped with belt-fed machine guns. When the belts are laid out before loading, they measure nine yards in length. If a pilot were to empty his plane's guns into a target, he'd be giving it the "whole nine yards."
Example:
I bought the TV, the home theater system... The whole nine yards.


The Whole Nine Yards
A term dating back to World War 2 referring to a fighter pilot using up all of his ammunition attempting to bring down an enemy plane, the ammunition belts the guns used being nine yards in length on average, hence the term.
Example:
I gave him The Whole Nine Yards, and he still wouldn't go down!


whole nine yards
Does not come from military or football. It relates to the clothing industry. It is a term that tailors have used since the 1900's for denoting the extent that one wishes to invest in a custom-made suit. It takes exactly nine square yards of material to create a man's three-piece suit. If an individual desires a suit that is tailored to the "hilt" (double lined, etc.), he would request that the tailor should proceed with "the whole nine yards." Anything shy of nine yards would mean various alterations. This would lessen the overall quality of the suit.


Whole nine yards
Used since the 18th century to describe a ship.
'Ship' is a pretty homogenous term these days, but back then, to describe a vessel as a 'true' ship, it had to have 3 masts (fore, main, and mizzen) and on each of these were 3 sails (main, top, and topgallant) suspended from horizontal 'yards'. To handle so many sails, a fairly large crew is required. Warships carried much, much larger crews than merchantmen, and so it was only warships and the large, prestigeous merchant ships such as East Indiamen that could be described as having 'the whole (or full) nine yards'.
Example:
"There; hull-down and fine off the starboard bow. She's a warship alright; the whole nine yards"


Whole nine yards
The actual origin of the phrase "the whole nine yards" originates from late 19th century explosive mining methods, where a "whole nine yards" of safety fuse would be used(The maximum length that could be reliably used without burning out before igniting the dynamite) in the case of a huge detonation, hence longer fuses give you more time to get the fuck out of there.
Example:
Miner 1: How much did you plant???
Miner 2: The whole nine yards
*second impact*


Gimme The Whole Nine Yards
Meaning ; I want It All, I'll take It All, I'll Take Everything.

Origin ; It's A Construction Term Used When Receiving A Delivery From A Cement Truck. Cement Trucks Used To Carry A Maximum Load Of Nine Yards Of Cement.
Example:
Truck Driver: How Much You Want Today Joe?

Joe: "Gimme The Whole Nine Yards"


the whole nine yards not the first six inches
1. What a woman should be looking for in a man. (combination of the phrase "whole nine yards" as in: Phrase equivalent to "Everything that is available." and Six Inches, the length of the average male penis)
Example:
"Girl, what you need to be looking for is the whole nine yards not the first six inches."


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