boodleize
boodleize verb: to bribe.
Verb
boodleize (third-person singular simple present boodleizes, present participle boodleizing, simple past and past participle boodleized)
- To bribe.
- 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...1908, "Cyclone" J[ames] H[arvey] Davis, chapter XLIX, in William Alexander Cocke, The Bailey Controversy in Texas, Cocke Company, A Stirring and Patriotic Address, page 974
- "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 …"2013 March 12 [1968], Anton Myrer, chapter 1, in Once an Eagle, HarperCollins, →ISBN, Orchard
Synonyms of boodleize
Forms of boodleize
| third-person singular present | boodleizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | boodleizing |
| past participle | boodleized |
| past | boodleized |
| alternative form | boodle-ize |
Origin of boodleize
From boodle (“illegally obtained money”) + -ize. First attested in 1883.
Questions about boodleize
- What does boodleize mean?
- Boodleize means to bribe.
- What part of speech is boodleize?
- Boodleize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of boodleize?
- The past tense of boodleize is boodleized.
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