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

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Rhymes with BOODLE

doodle, feudal, noodle, poodle, strudel