| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| boodle |
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| SYLLABICATION: | boo·dle |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b d l |
| NOUN: | Slang 1a. Money, especially counterfeit money. b. Money accepted as a bribe. 2. Stolen goods; swag. 3. A crowd of people; caboodle. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Dutch boedel, estate, from Middle Dutch b del. See bheu - in Appendix I.
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