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boondoggler

Variant of boondoggle

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noun

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

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

intransitive verb boondoggled, boondoggling

to engage in a boondoggle

Related Forms:

boondoggler noun

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