boodle

[ bood-l ]

noun

1. the lot, pack, or crowd:

   Send the whole boodle back to the factory.

2. a large quantity of something, especially money:

   He's worth a boodle.

3. a bribe or other illicit payment, especially to or from a politician; graft.
4. stolen goods; loot; booty; swag.

verb (used without object)

, boo·dled, boo·dling.

1. to obtain money dishonestly, as by bribery or swindling.

boodle

/ ˈbuːdəl /

noun

1. money or valuables, esp when stolen, counterfeit, or used as a bribe
2. another word for caboodle

verb

1. to give or receive money corruptly or illegally

Other Words From

• boodler noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of boodle¹

1615–25, Americanism; < Dutch boedel property

Word History and Origins

Origin of boodle¹

C19: from Dutch boedel all one's possessions, from Old Frisian bōdel movable goods, inheritance; see caboodle

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. kit and boodle. kit ¹( def 10 ).

Example Sentences

It really ain't safe for such pilgrims t' be cavortin' over the prairies with all that boodle in their jeans.

From Project Gutenberg

Samoa and the Samoans for children (letters to Miss Boodle on), xxv.

From Project Gutenberg

The idlers at "Boodle's" can neither sneer at a "msalliance," nor hint at the "faiblesse" of an "elderly gentleman."

From Project Gutenberg

I'm the real thing—a good old Cotton-Petticoat—birth, breeding and boodle.

From Project Gutenberg

But it had like to have cost the nursery-maid (a Swiss girl that Fitz-Boodle hired somewhere in his travels) her place.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• clams
• coin
• currency
• dough
• loot
• money
• moola
• swag