boodle (BOOD-l) noun An illegal payment, as in graft. verb intr. To take money dishonestly, especially from graft. [From Dutch boedel (property).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=boodle -Anu Garg (garg wordsmith.org) "100 years ago, June 2, 1905: [Several senators... Sign in to see full entry.