Meaning of boodleize | Babel Free

Definitions

To bribe.

US, obsolete, slang

Examples

“Every patriotic man in the state today should look with unfeigned approbation on Robert Vance Davidson, who […] has put the Standard Oil gang in Texas under a fine of over a million and a half dollars […] He fought millions of money in the hands of a set, which has never hesitated to boodleize, bribe and bulldoze its way where possible.”

“"That's war, my girl," he retorted, and rubbed his mouth with the back of his hand. "What are you suggesting—that I boodle-ize it all for the boy? That's what war is …"”

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