to boondoggle
1
9.9
To do work that looks useful but wastes time or money
- verb
- /ˈbunˌdɒɡəl/
- Literature
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Examples
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"Smart, sophisticated, tough New Yorkers, such as the J Flanders Kittredges, who opened their homes and pocketbooks to a young man, learned yesterday they had been boondoggled by a confidence man now wanted by police."
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Many employees felt they were being boondoggled with pointless meetings that achieved nothing.
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The project was criticized for its tendency to boondoggle funds on unnecessary tasks.
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He often boondoggles at work instead of completing his actual assignments.
How Wasteful
to squander
67
6.5
67
6.5
to boondoggle
1
9.9
- Literature
1
9.9
to waste time
728
1.6
728
1.6
to tinker
47
4.5
47
4.5
to potter
1
6.5
- UK
1
6.5
Surface Forms
boondoggle infinitive
boondoggled past
boondoggled past participle
boondoggling present participle
boondoggles third person singular
Etymology
Boondoggle as a verb comes from the same idea: the small Scout craft looked like 'busy work', so to boondoggle is to do pointless or wasteful tasks that only make you look busy.