Boodle
/ˈbuːdəl/noun
Money, especially money obtained dishonestly; also, a collection or lot of things.
Did you know?Boodle is first recorded in American English in the 19th century as slang for money or plunder, and it likely became famous through political corruption talk, where cash itself felt like contraband.
Etymological Timeline
19th Century
English
boodle
“slang for money, loot, or a corrupt payoff”
19th Century
English
boodle
“a lot, collection, or supply of things”
16th Century
Dutch
boedel
“property, goods, estate”
Old High German
OHG
bōtil
“property, goods”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*bōþilō-
“property, possession”