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boodling

boodling is the present participle and gerund of boodle.

Meaning of boodle

Verb

boodle (third-person singular simple present boodles, present participle boodling, simple past and past participle boodled)

  1. (slang) To engage in bribery.

See all 4 meanings of boodle

Noun

boodling (countable and uncountable, plural boodlings)

  1. (US, dated, informal) political corruption involving money; bribery
    • “This boodling was worth a hundred thousand pounds a year to the city,” they wrote.2009 April 22, Jim Dwyer, “When the City Held Pirates in High Regard”, in New York Times

Forms of boodling

pluralboodlings

Questions about boodling

What does boodling mean?
Boodling means political corruption involving money; bribery.
What is boodling the present participle and gerund of?
Boodling is the present participle and gerund of boodle.
What part of speech is boodling?
Boodling is a noun.
What is the plural of boodling?
The plural of boodling is boodlings.

Words near boodling in the dictionary

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

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