all that

noun, pron, adj and 1 more — 4 senses

all that

noun

1

That and everything similar; all of that kind of thing; and so on; et cetera.

Near-synonyms: and all that, and that, and all, and stuff
Snuff, or the Fan, supply each Pauſe of Chat, With ſinging, laughing, ogling, and all that.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

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He has been all among the worshippers of Fire in Persia and has seen Persepolis and all that.1809, Lord Byron, letter (to Henry Drury), 25 Jun 1809

Derived terms: all that said, and all that

all that

pron

1

The exact amount, quantity, or level referred to.

She's not as smart as all that.

all that

adj

1

US, Dated, Slang Of especially good quality; particularly excellent.

... 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.2000, John Aaron, Johnson Space Center Oral History Project:
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 out2006, Robert Carlock, “Jack-Tor”, in 30 Rock, season 1, episode 5:

Derived terms: all that and a bag of chips

all that

adv

1

Idiomatic, In negative constructions Very.

We do not have all that much time to finish.
By now, I hope that you are getting the message that life really isn't all that complicated.2023 March 8, James R. Schmalenberg, Life Really Isn’t All That Complicated: But You Do Have To Think, FriesenPress, →ISBN, page 13:

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