boondoggle

[US]/ˈbuːndəl/
[UK]/ˈbʊnˌdɑːɡl̩/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vto waste time on trivial or pointless tasks
na trivial or pointless task; a useless object
Word Forms
Third Person Singularboondoggles
Pluralboondoggles
Present Participleboondoggling
Past Tenseboondoggled
Past Participleboondoggled

Phrases & Collocations

boondoggle project

a complete boondoggle

avoid boondoggles

political boondoggle

boondoggle scheme

government boondoggle

a costly boondoggle

Example Sentences

the project turned out to be a complete boondoggle.

many politicians criticize the new boondoggle initiative.

they labeled the spending as a boondoggle.

the committee was accused of engaging in a boondoggle.

critics argue that the festival is just a boondoggle.

her vacation plans were seen as a boondoggle by her boss.

the funds were misallocated to a boondoggle project.

it was a costly boondoggle that served no purpose.

he described the entire operation as a boondoggle.

many viewed the new policy as a potential boondoggle.

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