Boodleize
verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 To bribe. US, obsolete, slang
"Every patriotic man in the state today should look with unfeigned approbation on Robert Vance Davidson, who […] has put the Standard Oil gang in Texas under a fine of over a million and a half dollars […] He fought millions of money in the hands of a set, which has never hesitated to boodleize, bribe and bulldoze its way where possible."
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More examples"Every patriotic man in the state today should look with unfeigned approbation on Robert Vance Davidson, who […] has put the Standard Oil gang in Texas under a fine of over a million and a half dollars […] He fought millions of money in the hands of a set, which has never hesitated to boodleize, bribe and bulldoze its way where possible."
Etymology
From boodle (“illegally obtained money”) + -ize. First attested in 1883.
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