Boondoggle (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a wasteful and worthless project undertaken for political, corporate, or personal gain, typically a government project funded by taxpayers: Is high-speed rail a valuable addition to infrastructure, or a boondoggle?
  2. work of little or no value done merely to keep or look busy.
  3. 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.
verb (used with object), boon·dog·gled, boon·dog·gling.
  1. to deceive or attempt to deceive: to boondoggle investors into a low-interest scheme.
verb (used without object), boon·dog·gled, boon·dog·gling.
  1. to do work of little or no practical value merely to keep or look busy.
verb
  1. to do futile and unnecessary work
noun
  1. a futile and unnecessary project or work
Boondoggle (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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