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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

boondoggle

· boon·dog·gle · IPA /ˈbundɑɡl̩/
01 v. a braided cord made by hand by young scouts, used for various purposes, such as a hat cord or a key chain.
  1. 1.
    a braided cord made by hand by young scouts, used for various purposes, such as a hat cord or a key chain.
  2. 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.
02 v. to do useless, wasteful, or trivial work.
  1. 1.
    to do useless, wasteful, or trivial work.