all-everything

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Meaning · English

Of a player: having an extremely broad range of skills.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

Adam was a great soccer player. From the time he was four or five, he was just a beast. He was the kid that took every throw-in, every goal kick, every free kick, every penalty kick. When he became a teenager, he was a monster. He was all-everything.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “all-everything” mean?

Of a player: having an extremely broad range of skills.

Is “all-everything” formal or informal?

all-everything is generally slang.