boodle
[noun]
Synonyms: fortune, bomb, bundle, mint, packet, pile, pot, roll, wad, spoil, booty, loot, plunder, plunderage, prize, spreaghery, spulzie, swag
[verb]
Synonyms: cheat, beat, bilk, chisel, chouse, cozen, defraud, diddle, do, flimflam

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boodle noun & verb. ['bu:d(ǝ)l] slang (chiefly US). E17.
[Dutch boedel, boel possessions, disorderly mass, = Old Frisian bōdel movable goods, Low German bödel.]
A. noun.
1. Crowd, pack, lot; = CABOODLE. E17.

2. Money; spec. money acquired or spent illegally or improperly; proceeds of corruption. M19.
b. verb trans. & intrans. Bribe; give or take bribes. L19.

► Rare before 19.

■ boodler noun a person who gives or takes bribes L19.

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