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caboodle

English

Alternative forms

  • kaboodle

Etymology

US slang, mid 19th century, thought to be from "kit and boodle"; "the whole boodle" is attested in the 1830s, and "the whole caboodle" in 1848.

Noun

caboodle (plural caboodles)

  1. (informal) Any large collection of things or people.

Derived terms

  • kit and caboodle
  • the whole caboodle

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boodle

English

Etymology

From Dutch boedel. Doublet of bottle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?bu?d?l/

Noun

boodle (countable and uncountable, plural boodles)

  1. Money, especially when acquired or spent illegally or improperly; swag.
    • around 1900, O. Henry, According to Their Lights
      He was your 'man higher up' when you were on the force. His share of the boodle passed through your hands. You must go on the stand and testify against him.
  2. (US, dialect) The whole collection or lot; caboodle.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Bartlett to this entry?)

Synonyms

  • (money): See Thesaurus:money
  • (illegally acquired money): See Thesaurus:booty
  • (whole collection):

Translations

Anagrams

  • bloode, boledo, boloed

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