'boondoggle' definitions:
Definition of 'boondoggle'
(from WordNet)
noun
Work of little or no value done merely to look busy
verb
Do useless, wasteful, or trivial work
Definition of 'boondoggle'
From: GCIDE
- boondoggle \boon"dog*gle\ v. to do useless, wasteful, or trivial work. [WordNet 1.5]
Definition of 'boondoggle'
From: GCIDE
- boondoggle \boon"dog*gle\ v.
- 1. a braided cord made by hand by young scouts, used for various purposes, such as a hat cord or a key chain.
- 2. a useless, wasteful, or impractical project; -- especially one authorized by a government agency as a favor to partisans, to employ unemployed people, or in return for corrupt payments. [PJC]