- boondoggle N. Amer.
- boondoggle N. Amer. ['bu:ndɒg(ə)l]informalnoun an unnecessary, wasteful, or fraudulent project.verb waste money or time on such projects.Origin1930s: of unknown origin.
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
boondoggle N. Amer.
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boondoggle — boondoggler, n. /boohn dog euhl, daw geuhl/, n., v., boondoggled, boondoggling. n. 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 … Universalium
boondoggle — boon•dog•gle [[t]ˈbunˌdɒg əl, ˌdɔ gəl[/t]] n. v. gled, gling 1) work of little or no value done merely to keep or look busy 2) cvb a project funded by the federal government out of political favoritism that is of no real value to the community or … From formal English to slang
