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

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