boodle

UK: /ˈbuːd^əl/ US: /ˈbudəl/ ,(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 © 2025

boo•dle /ˈbudəl/   n. [countable* usually singular]

1. Slang Terms collection;
   bunch:
   Send the whole boodle back to the factory.
2. Slang Terms a large quantity of something, esp. money.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

boo•dle  (bo̅o̅d′l), n., v., -dled, -dling. [Slang.]
n. 

1. Slang Terms the lot, pack, or crowd:
   Send the whole boodle back to the factory.
2. Slang Terms a large quantity of something, esp. money:
   He's worth a boodle.
3. Slang Terms a bribe or other illicit payment, esp. to or from a politician;
   graft.
4. Slang Terms stolen goods;
   loot;
   booty;
   swag.
5. Slang Terms, Idioms kit and boodle. See kit ¹ (def. 8).

v.i. 

6. Slang Terms to obtain money dishonestly, as by bribery or swindling.

• Dutch boedel property
• 1615–25, American.

boo′dler, n. 

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boodle / ˈbuːd^əl/ noun

1. money or valuables, esp when stolen, counterfeit, or used as a bribe
2. 
   another word for caboodle

Etymology: 19th Century: from Dutch boedel all one's possessions, from Old Frisian bōdel movable goods, inheritance; see caboodle