- boondoggled
- v. create from junk; engage in a useless task
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
boondoggled
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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 — I n A con game, a deceitful transaction. Government contracts are often thinly veiled boondoggles. 1930s II n A gadget, especially something braided from leather.Cowboys often spent their free time making boondoggles for their saddles. 1850s III… … Historical dictionary of American slang
boondoggle — /ˈbundɒgəl/ (say boohndoguhl) noun 1. an unnecessary and time wasting activity. 2. Politics an extravagant project which consumes government funds but is of no real value to the public. –verb (i) (boondoggled, boondoggling) 3. to fritter away one …
boondoggle — ☆ boondoggle [bo͞on′däg΄əl, bo͞on′dôg΄əl ] n. [orig. dial., ornamental leather strap; modern sense from c. 1935] a trifling or pointless project, expenditure, etc.; now esp., one financed by public funds vi. boondoggled, boondoggling to engage in … English World dictionary
