Boodle Definition & Meaning

boodle
noun
  1. informal terms for money
  2. a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card

"Boodle" in song lyrics

See how boodle is used in real songs:

  • "I pulverize and bamboozle, shake numb skulls like a boodle"
    Gorillaz f/ Phi Life Cypher — Clint Eastwood (Phi Life Cypher Version)

Usage tips for "boodle"

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