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boodles

boodles is the plural of boodle.

boodles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of boodle.

Meaning of boodle

Noun

boodle (countable and uncountable, plural boodles)

  1. (slang) Money, especially when acquired or spent illegally or improperly; swag.
    • 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.1907 April, O. Henry [pseudonym; William Sydney Porter], “According to Their Lights”, in The Trimmed Lamp […] , New York: McClure, Phillips & Co.
  2. (US, dialectal) The whole collection or lot; caboodle.
    • He pulled off his coat and threw it down, and declared he'd fight the whole boodle of 'em1833 January 4, Jack Downing, letter to Ephraim Downing
  3. (US, slang, West Point) Candy and snacks.
    • 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.1986, The Parent's Guidebook to West Point, page 62

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Questions about boodles

What is boodles the plural of?
Boodles is the plural of boodle.

Words near boodles in the dictionary

  1. boodleizing
  2. boodler
  3. boodlerism
  4. boodlers
  5. boodlery
  6. boodles
  7. boodling
  8. boodlings
  9. Boodram
  10. Boodrams
  11. boody

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