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boondoggle
boon·dog·gle B0394500 (bo͞on′dô′gəl, -dŏg′əl) Informal n.1. An unnecessary or wasteful project or activity.2. a. A braided leather cord worn as a decoration especially by Boy Scouts.b. A cord of braided leather, fabric, or plastic strips made by a child as a project to keep busy.intr.v. boon·dog·gled, boon·dog·gling, boon·dog·gles To waste time or money on a boondoggle.
[Coined before 1929 by Robert H. Link, American Eagle Scout, as a name for a braided leather decoration, perhaps on the model of earlier woggle, Boy Scout's braided leather neckerchief fastener in the shape of a Turk's-head, or toggle. Sense 1, from a public controversy that emerged in 1935 after New Deal funds were used to provide instruction for the unemployed in handicrafts such as leather braiding.]
boon′dog′gler n.boondoggle (ˈbuːnˌdɒɡəl) vb (intr) to do futile and unnecessary workna futile and unnecessary project or work[C20: said to have been coined by R. H. Link, American scoutmaster] ˈboonˌdoggler nboon•dog•gle (ˈbunˌdɒg əl, -ˌdɔ gəl)
n., v. -gled, -gling. n. 1. work of little or no value done merely to keep or look busy. 2. a project funded by the federal government out of political favoritism that is of no real value to the community or the nation. 3. a plaited leather cord for the neck made typically by a camper or a scout. v.t. 4. to deceive or attempt to deceive. v.i. 5. to do work of little value merely to keep or look busy. [1930–35, Amer.] boon′dog`gler, n. boondoggle
Past participle: boondoggled
Gerund: boondoggling
| Imperative |
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| boondoggle | | boondoggle |
| Present |
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| I boondoggle | | you boondoggle | | he/she/it boondoggles | | we boondoggle | | you boondoggle | | they boondoggle |
| Preterite |
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| I boondoggled | | you boondoggled | | he/she/it boondoggled | | we boondoggled | | you boondoggled | | they boondoggled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am boondoggling | | you are boondoggling | | he/she/it is boondoggling | | we are boondoggling | | you are boondoggling | | they are boondoggling |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have boondoggled | | you have boondoggled | | he/she/it has boondoggled | | we have boondoggled | | you have boondoggled | | they have boondoggled |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was boondoggling | | you were boondoggling | | he/she/it was boondoggling | | we were boondoggling | | you were boondoggling | | they were boondoggling |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had boondoggled | | you had boondoggled | | he/she/it had boondoggled | | we had boondoggled | | you had boondoggled | | they had boondoggled |
| Future |
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| I will boondoggle | | you will boondoggle | | he/she/it will boondoggle | | we will boondoggle | | you will boondoggle | | they will boondoggle |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have boondoggled | | you will have boondoggled | | he/she/it will have boondoggled | | we will have boondoggled | | you will have boondoggled | | they will have boondoggled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be boondoggling | | you will be boondoggling | | he/she/it will be boondoggling | | we will be boondoggling | | you will be boondoggling | | they will be boondoggling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been boondoggling | | you have been boondoggling | | he/she/it has been boondoggling | | we have been boondoggling | | you have been boondoggling | | they have been boondoggling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been boondoggling | | you will have been boondoggling | | he/she/it will have been boondoggling | | we will have been boondoggling | | you will have been boondoggling | | they will have been boondoggling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been boondoggling | | you had been boondoggling | | he/she/it had been boondoggling | | we had been boondoggling | | you had been boondoggling | | they had been boondoggling |
| Conditional |
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| I would boondoggle | | you would boondoggle | | he/she/it would boondoggle | | we would boondoggle | | you would boondoggle | | they would boondoggle |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have boondoggled | | you would have boondoggled | | he/she/it would have boondoggled | | we would have boondoggled | | you would have boondoggled | | they would have boondoggled |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | boondoggle - work of little or no value done merely to look busywaste, wastefulness, dissipation - useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly; "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources" | | Verb | 1. | boondoggle - do useless, wasteful, or trivial workwork - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor" |
TranslationsBoondoggle
BoondoggleA large, expensive project of no particular use. It especially refers to squandering government or corporate money. The term refers to perceived wasteful recreational activities provided to the unemployed during the New Deal in the United States.FinancialSeeb/dboondoggle
Words related to boondogglenoun work of little or no value done merely to look busyRelated Words- waste
- wastefulness
- dissipation
verb do useless, wasteful, or trivial workRelated Words |