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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)
5.
to obtain money dishonestly, as by bribery or swindling.
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Boodle
is always a great word to know.
So is brown-nose. Does it mean:
| a person who publicizes or praises something or someone for reasons of self-interest, personal profit, or friendship or loyalty |
| to seek favors from a person in an obsequious manner, to fawn over |
6.
kit and boodle. kit1 (def. 10).
Origin:
1615–25, Americanism; < Dutch boedel property
1615–25, Americanism; < Dutch boedel property
Related forms
boo·dler, noun
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| boodle (ˈbuːdəl) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | money or valuables, esp when stolen, counterfeit, or used as a bribe |
| 2. | chiefly (US) another word for caboodle |
| —vb | |
| 3. | to give or receive money corruptly or illegally |
| [C19: from Dutch boedel all one's possessions, from Old Frisian bōdel movable goods, inheritance; see | |
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Word Origin & History
boodle
1833, "crowd;" 1858, "phony money," especially "graft money," actual or potential (1883), both Amer.Eng. slang, either or both based on bundle, or from Du. boedel "property."
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boodle definition[ˈbudlæ]
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