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The name "boodle fight" likely [speculation?] originated from the term "boodle", which is American military slang for contraband sweets [26] such as cake, candy and ice cream. A "boodle fight" is a party in which boodle fare is served. [27] The term may have also been derived from "kit and caboodle"; caboodle is further derived from boodle or ...
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The Boodle Gang was an American street gang active in New York City during the mid-to- late 19th century. The gang were notorious "butcher cart thieves" during the 1850s and their hijacking methods would later be used by criminals of the early twentieth century.
Boodle is a slang term for money derived from the Dutch word 'boedel' meaning property or estate. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Afrikaans inherited the word and its meaning from the Dutch, which probably accounts for its widespread use for money amongst English-speaking South Africans.
Boodle is a collection of short stories by Leslie Charteris, first published in the United Kingdom by Hodder and Stoughton in August 1934. This was the thirteenth book to feature the adventures of Simon Templar , alias "The Saint", and the second short story collection featuring the character.
The first ball took place in 2002. [1] The second and third events were held in 2006 and 2008 and both were attended by Prince William, Catherine Middleton and Prince Harry.