单词 | boodle |
释义 | boodle —boodler, n. /boohd"l/, n. , v. , boodled, boodling. Slang. n. 1. the lot, pack, or crowd: Send the whole boodle back to the factory. 2. a large quantity of something, esp. money: He's worth a boodle. 3. a bribe or other illicit payment, esp. to or from a politician; graft. 4. stolen goods; loot; booty; swag. 5. kit and boodle. See kit1 (def. 8). v.i. 6. to obtain money dishonestly, as by bribery or swindling. [1615-25, Amer.; < D boedel property] |
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