boodie
boodie · boodies
A hobgoblinA hobgoblin.
Meaning
2 senses(Scotland)A hobgoblin.
(Australia)A species of bettong, Bettongia lesueur.
Origin
Modification of Scottish Gaelic bodach (“old man, churl, miser, ghost”), from Middle IrishModification of Scottish Gaelic bodach (“old man, churl, miser, ghost”), from Middle Irish botach (“serf, rustic, peasant”), from bot (“penis”) + -ach.
From Nyunga burdi.
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