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boon⋅dog⋅gle
[boon-dog-uh
l, -daw-guhl] 
noun, verb, -gled, -gling.–noun
| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | work of little or no value done merely to keep or look busy. |
| 3. | a project funded by the federal government out of political favoritism that is of no real value to the community or the nation. |
–verb (used with object)
| 4. | to deceive or attempt to deceive: to boondoggle investors into a low-interest scheme. |
–verb (used without object)
| 5. | to do work of little or no practical value merely to keep or look busy. |
Origin:
1930–35, Americanism; said to have been coined by R. H. Link, American scoutmaster, as name for def. 1
1930–35, Americanism; said to have been coined by R. H. Link, American scoutmaster, as name for def. 1
Related forms:
boondoggler, noun
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Link To Boondoggles
| boon·dog·gle (bōōn'dô'gəl, -dŏg'əl) n.
To waste time or money on a boondoggle. [Coined by Robert H. Link (died 1957), American scoutmaster.] boon'dog'gler n. |
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