Boodle

//ˈbuːdəl// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Money, especially when acquired or spent illegally or improperly; swag. countable, slang, uncountable

    "around 1900, O. Henry, According to Their Lights He was your 'man higher up' when you were on the force. His share of the boodle passed through your hands. You must go on the stand and testify against him."

  2. 2
    a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in their hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card wordnet
  3. 3
    The whole collection or lot; caboodle. US, countable, dialectal, uncountable

    "He pulled off his coat and threw it down, and declared he'd fight the whole boodle of 'em"

  4. 4
    informal terms for money wordnet
  5. 5
    Candy and snacks. US, countable, slang, uncountable

    "Send the first boodle in an airtight container so that there is a place for the storage of future packages […] Suggestions for Boodle: cookies, candy, individual packets of drink mixes (sugar-free), raisins, nuts, gum."

Verb
  1. 1
    To engage in bribery. slang

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Dutch boedel. Doublet of bottle (dialectal term meaning building or house).

Etymology 2

From Dutch boedel. Doublet of bottle (dialectal term meaning building or house).

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