boodle

boo·dle

noun \ˈbü-d^əl\

Definition of BOODLE

1

: a collection or lot of persons : caboodle

2

a : bribe money

b : a large amount especially of money

Examples of BOODLE

1. <a boodle of teenagers boarded the bus together>
2. <we saved a boodle by buying a house that's off the beaten path>

Origin of BOODLE

Dutch boedel estate, lot, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old Norse būth booth

First Known Use: 1833

Related to BOODLE

Synonyms

array, band, batch, battery, body, group, bunch, cluster, clutch, consort, constellation, crop, grouping, huddle, knot, lot, parcel, party, passel

Antonyms

mite, peanuts, pittance song

Related Words

assembly, collective, congregation, gathering, muster, organization; circle, clan, clique, coterie, fellowship, gang, ring, round, set; faction, guild (also gild), order, school, sect; brigade, crew, outfit, phalanx, platoon, posse, task force, team; alliance, bloc, coalition, confederacy, confederation, federation, league, union; battalion, squadron; bevy, brood, covey

Near Antonyms

individual, single

Rhymes with BOODLE

doodle, feudal, noodle, poodle, strudel