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boodle

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbuːdəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbudəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bo̅o̅d′l)

Inflections of 'boodle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
boodles
v 3rd person singular
boodling
v pres p
boodled
v past
boodled
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
boo•dle /ˈbudəl/USA pronunciation   n. [countable* usually singular]
  1. Slang Termscollection;
    bunch:Send the whole boodle back to the factory.
  2. Slang Termsa large quantity of something, esp. money.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
boo•dle  (bo̅o̅d′l),USA pronunciation n., v., -dled, -dling. [Slang.]
n. 
  1. Slang Termsthe lot, pack, or crowd:Send the whole boodle back to the factory.
  2. Slang Termsa large quantity of something, esp. money:He's worth a boodle.
  3. Slang Termsa bribe or other illicit payment, esp. to or from a politician;
    graft.
  4. Slang Termsstolen goods;
    loot;
    booty;
    swag.
  5. Slang Terms, Idioms kit and boodle. See kit 1 (def. 8).

v.i. 
  1. Slang Termsto obtain money dishonestly, as by bribery or swindling.
  • Dutch boedel property
  • 1615–25, American.
boo′dler, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
boodle /ˈbuːdəl/ slang n
  1. money or valuables, esp when stolen, counterfeit, or used as a bribe
  2. chiefly US
    another word for caboodle
Etymology: 19th Century: from Dutch boedel all one's possessions, from Old Frisian bōdel movable goods, inheritance; see caboodle
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