boondoggled

Variant of boondoggle

boondoggle definition

☆ boon·dog·gle (bo̵̅o̅n′däg′əl, -dôg′-)

noun

a trifling or pointless project, expenditure, etc.; now esp., one financed by public funds

Etymology: orig. dial., ornamental leather strap; modern sense from c. 1935

intransitive verb boondoggled -·gled, boondoggling -·gling

to engage in a boondoggle

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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