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boondoggle
[ boon-dog-uhl, -daw-guhl ]
noun
- a wasteful and worthless project undertaken for political, corporate, or personal gain, typically a government project funded by taxpayers:
Is high-speed rail a valuable addition to infrastructure, or a boondoggle?
- work of little or no value done merely to keep or look busy.
- a product of simple manual skill, as a plaited leather cord for the neck or a knife sheath, made typically by a camper or a scout.
verb (used with object)
- to deceive or attempt to deceive:
to boondoggle investors into a low-interest scheme.
verb (used without object)
- to do work of little or no practical value merely to keep or look busy.
boondoggle
/ ˈbuːnˌdɒɡəl /
verb
- intr to do futile and unnecessary work
noun
- a futile and unnecessary project or work
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Derived Forms
- ˈboonˌdoggler, noun
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Other Words From
- boon·dog·gler noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of boondoggle1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of boondoggle1
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Example Sentences
Want proof that the whole thing is nothing more than a political boondoggle?
While that may have some positive health effects, aggressive medical therapy is also a boondoggle for drug companies.
But really, aside from these nice side benefits, the whole thing is a boondoggle, at least it is for us.
To the conservative Heritage Foundation, comprehensive immigration reform is an epic boondoggle.
“The Dick Morris/Newsmax Super PAC Boondoggle,” at Media Matters.
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