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boodle

Syllabification: (boo·dle)
Pronunciation: /ˈbo͞odl/

Definition of boodle

noun

  • 1 informal money, especially that gained or spent illegally or improperly:he spent $30 million of his own boodle trying to buy a Senate seat
  • 2 (boodles) a great quantity, especially of money:Scandinavian Air has boodles of seats for America the men expected to make boodles

Origin:

early 17th century (denoting a pack or crowd): from Dutch boedel, boel 'possessions, disorderly mass'. Compare with caboodle

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