boodle
the lot, pack, or crowd: Send the whole boodle back to the factory.
a large quantity of something, especially money: He's worth a boodle.
a bribe or other illicit payment, especially to or from a politician; graft.
stolen goods; loot; booty; swag.
to obtain money dishonestly, as by bribery or swindling.
Idioms about boodle
kit and boodle. kit1 (def. 10).
Origin of boodle
1Other words from boodle
- boodler, noun
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How to use boodle in a sentence
Beside her, curled up in a ball, lay her Pekinese dog, Pinky-Boodles.
The Girl on the Boat | Pelham Grenville WodehouseA sane person would have allowed Boodles to share the fate of many illegitimate children.
Furze the Cruel | John TrevenaBoodles knew how to make, not only a shilling, but even the necessary penny go all the way.
Furze the Cruel | John TrevenaThe same soft word, which Thomasine made a dissyllable, and Boodles sang as an anthem, followed.
Furze the Cruel | John TrevenaBoodles knew a good deal for seventeen; but Nature and Dartmoor had taught her more than the school-mistress.
Furze the Cruel | John Trevena
British Dictionary definitions for boodle
/ (ˈbuːdəl) slang /
money or valuables, esp when stolen, counterfeit, or used as a bribe
mainly US another word for caboodle
to give or receive money corruptly or illegally
Origin of boodle
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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