boodlingn.

Brit.

/ˈbuːdl̩ɪŋ/,

/ˈbuːdlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbud(ə)lɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: boodle v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < boodle v. + -ing suffix¹.

slang (originally and chiefly U.S.).

The action or practice of offering, accepting, or spending money illegally or improperly, esp. in connection with the obtaining or holding of public office; bribery and corruption in public life; misappropriation or embezzlement of public funds.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [noun] > bribe > bribery

meedc1275

corruptionc1425

bribing?c1524

suborning?1532

bribery1560

budding1640

subornation1670

palmistry1828

palm-greasing1832

boodling1886

a greasing of palms1889

sugaring1891

fix1929

pay-off1930

schmear1950

long leg1967

1886 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Jrnl. 28 June (heading) Boodling is all right.

1903 N.Y. Evening Post 31 Aug. We fancy that the people of Missouri will conclude to diminish boodling rather by taking from than adding to the powers of the dominant machine.

1965 Jrnl. Amer. Hist. 52 93 Because ‘boodling’ had become such a well-organized and large-scale business, the Board had been stripped of most of its powers.

2009 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 23 Feb. a18 From billion-dollar insider contracts in Washington to small-time boodling at local city halls and fire districts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	boodling
释义	boodlingn. Brit. /ˈbuːdl̩ɪŋ/, /ˈbuːdlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbud(ə)lɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: boodle v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < boodle v. + -ing suffix¹. slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). The action or practice of offering, accepting, or spending money illegally or improperly, esp. in connection with the obtaining or holding of public office; bribery and corruption in public life; misappropriation or embezzlement of public funds. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [noun] > bribe > bribery meedc1275 corruptionc1425 bribing?c1524 suborning?1532 bribery1560 budding1640 subornation1670 palmistry1828 palm-greasing1832 boodling1886 a greasing of palms1889 sugaring1891 fix1929 pay-off1930 schmear1950 long leg1967 1886 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Jrnl. 28 June (heading) Boodling is all right. 1903 N.Y. Evening Post 31 Aug. We fancy that the people of Missouri will conclude to diminish boodling rather by taking from than adding to the powers of the dominant machine. 1965 Jrnl. Amer. Hist. 52 93 Because ‘boodling’ had become such a well-organized and large-scale business, the Board had been stripped of most of its powers. 2009 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 23 Feb. a18 From billion-dollar insider contracts in Washington to small-time boodling at local city halls and fire districts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1886
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