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

What’s more, the informant said that Burt and Hale had “split on the boodle”—the sum of money—obtained from Bigheart.

From Literature

The increases - 150 percent on a pack of cigarettes plus 10 percent increases in alcohol taxes - no doubt will be sold as health measures that just happen to raise oodles of boodle along the way.

From Washington Times

Jamie asked, “How come you don’t sell the sketch? You could get quite a boodle for it. Being that it matches up with the statue and all.”

From Literature

So, please, don’t fall for our starry, smoggy skies and our bottomless cache of boodle and Botox.

From Washington Post

And the Yankees pointedly decline to share their boodle with fans in the form of cheaper tickets.

From New York Times

Related Words

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