Associations to the word «Boondoggle»

Wiktionary

BOONDOGGLE, noun. A braided ring to hold a neckerchief, particularly in scouting; a woggle.
BOONDOGGLE, noun. (US) A waste of time and/or money; a pointless activity.
BOONDOGGLE, verb. (intransitive) To waste time on a pointless activity.

Dictionary definition

BOONDOGGLE, noun. Work of little or no value done merely to look busy.
BOONDOGGLE, verb. Do useless, wasteful, or trivial work.

Wise words

More wisdom is latent in things as they are than in all the words men use.
Antoine De Saint-Exupery