boodle

noun

ˈbü-dᵊl How to pronounce boodle (audio)
Definition of boodlenext
1
as in grouping
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit a boodle of teenagers boarded the bus together

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2
as in fortune
a very large amount of money we saved a boodle by buying a house that's off the beaten path

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3
as in bribe
something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decision an IRS agent was caught accepting some boodle from people she was auditing

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Recent Examples of boodle In Manila, Rosenthal feasts on pork sisig, shares a roadside meal with Jeepney drivers and encounters his first boodle fight on a tour of Filipino cuisine. — Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025 There are more critical elections and bigger prizes on which that boodle is better spent. — Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 4 Nov. 2023 Big Labor’s coffers, where the boodle has been put to use for preferred Democrat candidates and liberal referenda. — Jack Fowler, National Review, 12 July 2022 His boodle took him to a pole barn on the edges of town, where his brother Ray was having a wedding reception. — John Carlisle, Freep.com, 21 Aug. 2020 Some of the boodle is going to people who are barely farmers at all. — BostonGlobe.com, 7 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boodle
  1. grouping
  2. fortune
  3. bribe
  4. group
  5. bundle
  6. batch
  7. pile
  8. bunch
Noun
  • For this humble fishing village in Yemen, a tumbledown grouping of barely-there huts nestled between the water and an imposing mountain range, stands sentinel over one of the world’s most vital waterways.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • In public health, the head of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention stressed the need for the continent to manufacture its own vaccines, and to do so in regional groupings.
    — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of grouping
Noun
  • My daughter was enchanted by the Balinese rice-on-the-forehead ritual for good fortune that is a part of the arrival, and the front desk staff happily indulged her request to do it again—multiple times a day.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The third concerns the changing fortunes of the work and the field (the two being inseparable), including ownership and the fate of Shift since the artist’s death, in 2024.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of fortune
Noun
  • His attorneys have instead argued the prosecution failed to prove the money constituted a bribe, saying White never intended to use his office to deliver contracts sought by Kamara.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2026
  • What readers are saying The comments reflect a divided opinion on the trial of Council Member Trayon White, who is accused of accepting a bribe.
    — Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of bribe
Noun
  • Of the 87 groups that reached the competition, only six completed the course.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Israel said the overnight strike targeted Izz al-Din Bik, a commander in the Hamas militant group.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of group
Noun
  • The Alta is currently only offered as part of a bundle that includes a collection of glassware and six boxes of the AltaRounds.
    — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2026
  • And how expensive the new Skydance streaming bundles are going to be.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of bundle
Noun
  • However, delays in actual delivery have meant that only the first batch has been delivered this year.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The White House originally said checks would begin in October, but the administration official told CNBC the first batch went out this Wednesday.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of batch
Noun
  • Another catalyst could come in December, when CHIPS Act funding restrictions ease, allowing Micron to deploy its growing cash pile toward a significant buyback .
    — Alexa LoMonaco,Jeff Nash, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Those are anthology series, however, and one season doesn’t necessarily flow directly from the previous one (the large pile-up of AHS lore aside).
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of pile
Noun
  • That's exactly what made the first season of The Mandalorian feel so special, and Galactic Racer hits that same stride by exploring a galactic underground racing ring, where a bunch of daredevils hurtle across planets while blowing each other up.
    — Hayes Madsen, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • By naming the product of two mergers Skydance, David Ellison relegates two of Hollywood’s founding studios to a sub-brand stew and attempts to erase a bunch of controversial hires.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of bunch

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“Boodle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boodle. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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