boodle

C2+ Topic:Money & Finance

US /ˈbudəl/ UK /ˈbuːdəl/ See IPA manual

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noun
slang for money, especially counterfeit or bribe money; ill-gotten gains

The crooked official pocketed his share of the boodle.

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1 noun · slang for money, especially... money loot swag plunder cash graft bribe

Etymology

American slang, probably from Dutch boedel ('estate, property, possessions'), influenced by the phrase 'the whole kit and caboodle'.

boedel Dutch

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# boodle

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈbudəl
**IPA (UK):** ˈbuːdəl

## Meanings
1. slang for money, especially counterfeit or bribe money; ill-gotten gains

## Examples
- The crooked official pocketed his share of the boodle.

## Synonyms
- money
- loot
- swag
- plunder
- cash
- graft
- bribe

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: boedel

## Etymology
American slang, probably from Dutch boedel ('estate, property, possessions'), influenced by the phrase 'the whole kit and caboodle'.

## AI Etymology
Boodle is traced as follows: American slang, probably from Dutch boedel ('estate, property, possessions'), influenced by the phrase 'the whole kit and caboodle'. The historical trail runs through boedel in Dutch. Used as a noun, boodle now means "slang for money, especially counterfeit or bribe money; ill-gotten gains", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

## Topics
- Money & Finance
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