boodle

noun

boo·​dle ˈbü-dᵊl How to pronounce boodle (audio)
Synonyms of boodlenext
1
: a collection or lot of persons : caboodle
2
a
: bribe money
b
: a large amount especially of money

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Examples of boodle in a Sentence

a boodle of teenagers boarded the bus together we saved a boodle by buying a house that's off the beaten path
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In Manila, Rosenthal feasts on pork sisig, shares a roadside meal with Jeepney drivers and encounters his first boodle fight on a tour of Filipino cuisine. — Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025 There are more critical elections and bigger prizes on which that boodle is better spent. — Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 4 Nov. 2023

Word History

Etymology

Dutch boedel estate, lot, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old Norse būth booth

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of boodle was in 1625

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“Boodle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boodle. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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