noun. An unnecessary or wasteful project or activity.

noun. undefined

noun. A braided leather cord worn as a decoration especially by Boy Scouts.

noun. A cord of braided leather, fabric, or plastic strips made by a child as a project to keep busy.

intransitive verb. To waste time or money on a boondoggle.

verb. a braided cord made by hand by young scouts, used for various purposes, such as a hat cord or a key chain.

verb. 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.

verb. to do useless, wasteful, or trivial work.

noun. A braided ring to hold a neckerchief, particularly in scouting; a woggle.

noun. A waste of time and/or money; a pointless activity.

verb. To waste time on a pointless activity.

verb. do useless, wasteful, or trivial work

noun. work of little or no value done merely to look busy

"They missed a few but did better avoiding wasteful projects than FDR and the New Dealers in the era when the term boondoggle was coined."

elephant  en  l  white  

dissipation  waste  wastefulness  work  

boggle  goggle  noggle  toggle  

admonishment  anyone  backbiting  bloat  boiler plate  

en  l  woggle  

boondoggled  boondoggles  boondoggling