单词 | boodle |
释义 | boodle[ bood-l ] / ˈbud l / SEE SYNONYMS FOR boodle ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe lot, pack, or crowd: Send the whole boodle back to the factory. a large quantity of something, especially money: He's worth a boodle. a bribe or other illicit payment, especially to or from a politician; graft. stolen goods; loot; booty; swag. verb (used without object), boo·dled, boo·dling.to obtain money dishonestly, as by bribery or swindling. Idioms for boodlekit and boodle. kit1 (def. 10). Origin of boodle1615–25, Americanism;<Dutch boedel property OTHER WORDS FROM boodleboodler, nounWords nearby boodlebooby, booby hatch, booby prize, booby trap, boodie, boodle, boofhead, boofy, booger, boogerman, boogeyman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for boodleBritish Dictionary definitions for boodleboodle / (ˈbuːdəl) slang / nounmoney or valuables, esp when stolen, counterfeit, or used as a bribe mainly US another word for caboodle verbto give or receive money corruptly or illegally Word Origin for boodleC19: from Dutch boedel all one's possessions, from Old Frisian bōdel movable goods, inheritance; see caboodle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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