Etymology

boodle

B3O1O1D2L1E1

Today it means: Money, especially when acquired or spent illegally or improperly; swag. Full definition →

Dutch boedel
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  1. Dutch · borrowed fromboedel
  2. English todayboodle

From Dutch boedel. Doublet of bottle (dialectal term meaning building or house).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.