English

Noun

A scouting boondoggle

boondoggle ‎(plural boondoggles)

1. A braided ring to hold a neckerchief, particularly in scouting; a woggle.
2. (US) A waste of time and/or money; a pointless activity.

   Opponents consider this another billion-dollar government boondoggle.

Synonyms

• (ring): woggle

See also

• (government program): white elephant

Verb

boondoggle ‎(third-person singular simple present boondoggles, present participle boondoggling, simple past and past participle boondoggled)

1. (intransitive) To waste time on a pointless activity.

References

1. ↑ Boondoggle, World Wide Words, Michael Quinion
2. ↑ $3,187,000 relief is spent to teach jobless to play; $19,658,512 voted for April; 'Boon Doggles' Made, New York Times, April 4, 1935