Definition
The realm or domain of boodlers; the world of corrupt politicians and those who engage in graft and dishonest dealings.
Etymology
From 'boodle' (money obtained dishonestly) plus the suffix '-dom' (kingdom or realm), creating a noun that means the state or sphere of bribery and corruption. The word emerged in American English in the late 19th century to describe the political underworld.
Kelly Says
This word perfectly captures how English speakers created a whole vocabulary around Gilded Age corruption—'boodledom' made it sound like an actual kingdom where crooked politicians ruled, which made satirizing them more effective and darkly humorous.
Translations
CACatalà
boodledom
boo-dle-dom
CSČeština
boodledom
boo-dle-dom
DADansk
boodledom
boo-dle-dom
DEDeutsch
Boodledom
boo-dle-dom
ELΕλληνικά
boodledom
boo-dle-dom
ESEspañol
boodledom
boo-dlé-dom
FISuomi
boodledom
boo-dle-dom
FRFrançais
boodledom
boo-dlé-dom
HAHA
boodledom
boo-dle-dom
HEעברית
boodledom
boo-dle-dom
HIहिन्दी
भ्रष्टाचार
bhrashtachar
HUMagyar
boodledom
boo-dle-dom
IDBahasa Indonesia
korupsi
korupsi
IGIG
boodledom
boo-dle-dom
ITItaliano
boodledom
boo-dle-dom
JA日本語
ボードルドーム
bo-do-ru-do-mu
KKKK
бодледомовщина
bodledomovshchina
MSBahasa Melayu
boodledom
boo-dle-dom
NLNederlands
boodledom
boo-dle-dom
NONorsk
boodledom
boo-dle-dom
PLPolski
boodledom
boo-dle-dom
PTPortuguês
boodledom
boo-dle-dom
RORomână
boodledom
boo-dle-dom
RUРусский
бодледомовщина
bodledomovshchina
SVSvenska
boodledom
boo-dle-dom
SWKiswahili
boodledom
boo-dle-dom
THไทย
การทุจริต
gaan tu-chit
TLTL
boodledom
boo-dle-dom
TRTürkçe
boodledom
boo-dle-dom
UKУкраїнська
бодледомовщина
bodledomovshchina
VITiếng Việt
bóc lột
bok lot
YOYO
boodledom
boo-dle-dom
ZH中文
腐败现象
fǔ bài xiàn xiàng
ZUZU
boodledom
boo-dle-dom