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moondoggle slang (chiefly U.S.).|ˈmuːndɒg(ə)l|
[Blend of moon n.1 and boondoggle n.]
Lunar exploration regarded as a ‘boondoggle’ (see boondoggle n. b). Hence ˈmoondoggling vbl. n.
1962Economist 1 Sept. 780/1 The.. taunts of ‘moondoggle’..when Mr Kennedy first outlined his plans for exploring the moon. 1963Punch 1 May 620/2 The vast expense of the crash programme to put a man on the moon is..open to the charge of being..economic moondoggling. 1967Britannica Bk. of Year (U.S.) 803/2 Moondoggle, useless exploration of the moon that is wasteful of time and money. |