boo|dle

boo|dle
boo|dle «BOO duhl», noun, verb, -dled, -dling. Slang.
–n.
1. U.S. money from bribes; graft.
2. a group of people or things; caboodle, used especially in the phrase »

the whole kit and caboodle.

3. counterfeit money.
–v.t., v.i.
U.S. to bribe; practice bribery.
[American English < Dutch boedel goods]
boo´dler, noun.

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  • ca|boo|dle — «kuh BOO duhl», noun. Slang. a group of people or things: »At last the whole caboodle is in the air in a great straggling, lacy flock (Atlantic). ╂[American English < ca (perhaps < kit1) + boodle] …   Useful english dictionary

  • boo´dler — boo|dle «BOO duhl», noun, verb, dled, dling. Slang. –n. 1. U.S. money from bribes; graft. 2. a group of people or things; caboodle, used especially in the phrase »the whole kit and caboodle. 3. counterfeit money. –v.t., v.i. U.S. to bribe;… …   Useful english dictionary

  • dle — ad·dle·pate; ai·dle; bea·dle; bea·dle·dom; bin·dle; bri·dle·less; brin·dle; bud·dle·ia; ca·boo·dle; can·dle·mas; ca·noo·dle; con·did·dle; crud·dle; cru·dle; cud·dle·some; did·dle·dees; doo·dle·sack; drid·dle; fad·dle; far·dle; fer·ri·did·dle;… …   English syllables

  • boo — bam·boo·zle; bam·boo·zle·ment; bar·a·boo; boo·boi·sie; boo·by·al·la; boo·die; boo·dler; boo·dling; boo·gey·man; boo·gum; boo·hoo; boo·ly; boo·rach; boo·tee; boo·ty·less; bug·a·boo; ca·boo·dle; hin·kum·boo·by; hub·bu·boo; jig·a·boo; ki·a·boo·ca;… …   English syllables

  • ca·boo·dle — /kəˈbuːdl̩/ noun the whole (kit and) caboodle US informal : ↑everything Her father owned 5 houses and 12 cars, and when he died he left her the whole caboodle. You can buy one of the books every month, or buy the whole kit and caboodle at the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • boodle — boo·dle …   English syllables

  • boodle — boo•dle [[t]ˈbud l[/t]] n. 1) sts the lot, pack, or crowd: Send the whole boodle back to the factory[/ex] 2) sts a large quantity of something, esp. money: worth a boodle[/ex] 3) sts a bribe or other illicit payment; graft 4) sts stolen goods;… …   From formal English to slang

  • ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… …   English syllables

  • Boodle — Boo dle, n. [Origin uncertain.] 1. The whole collection or lot; caboodle. [Low, U. S.] Bartlett. [1913 Webster] 2. Money given in payment for votes or political influence; bribe money; swag. [Polit. slang, U. S.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • caboodle — ca*boo dle (k[.a]*b[=oo] d l), n. The whole collection; the entire quantity or number; usually in the phrase {the whole caboodle} or {the whole kit and caboodle}. [Slang, U.S.] Bartlett. [1913 Webster +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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