Meaning of boodle | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Money, especially when acquired or spent illegally or improperly; swag.
   countable, slang, uncountable
2. The whole collection or lot; caboodle.
   US, countable, dialectal, uncountable
3. Candy and snacks.
   US, countable, slang, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“around 1900, O. Henry, According to Their Lights He was your 'man higher up' when you were on the force⟳. His share⟳ of the boodle passed through your hands. You must go on the stand⟳ and testify against him.”

“[…] marauders ready to decamp with whatever boodle they could in one fell swoop at a moment’s notice⟳, your money or your life, leaving you there to point⟳ a moral, gagged and garotted.”

“He pulled off his coat and threw it down, and declared he'd fight⟳ the whole boodle of 'em”

“Send⟳ the first boodle in an airtight container so that there is a place⟳ for the storage of future packages […] Suggestions for Boodle: cookies, candy, individual packets of drink⟳ mixes (sugar-free), raisins, nuts, gum.”

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