boondoggle

boon·dog·gle

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- UK Pronunciation
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- [boon-dog-uh l, -daw-guh l]
- /ˈbunˌdɒg əl, -ˌdɔ gəl/
- /ˈbuːnˌdɒɡ.l̩/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boon-dog-uh l, -daw-guh l]
- /ˈbunˌdɒg əl, -ˌdɔ gəl/

Definitions of boondoggle word

countable noun boondoggle People sometimes refer to an official organization or activity as a boondoggle when they think it wastes a lot of time and money and does not achieve much. 3
verb boondoggle to do futile and unnecessary work 3
noun boondoggle a futile and unnecessary project or work 3
noun boondoggle a trifling or pointless project, expenditure, etc.; now esp., one financed by public funds 3
intransitive verb boondoggle to engage in a boondoggle 3
noun boondoggle a product of simple manual skill, as a plaited leather cord for the neck or a knife sheath, made typically by a camper or a scout. 1

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Origin of boondoggle

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before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

1930-35, Americanism; said to have been coined by R. H. Link, American scoutmaster, as name for def 1

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boondoggle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for boondoggle

verb boondoggle

linger — to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
putter — to busy or occupy oneself in a leisurely, casual, or ineffective manner: to putter in the garden.
tarry — to remain or stay, as in a place; sojourn: He tarried in Baltimore on his way to Washington.
drag — drag and drop
procrastinate — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.

noun boondoggle

falsehood — a false statement; lie. Synonyms: fabrication, prevarication, falsification, canard, invention, fiction, story.
fraud — deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.
trickery — the use or practice of tricks or stratagems to deceive; artifice; deception.
duplicity — deceitfulness in speech or conduct, as by speaking or acting in two different ways to different people concerning the same matter; double-dealing. Synonyms: deceit, deception, dissimulation, fraud, guile, hypocrisy, trickery. Antonyms: candidness, directness, honesty, straightforwardness.
hypocrisy — a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess.

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verb boondoggle

hurry — to move, proceed, or act with haste (often followed by up): Hurry, or we'll be late. Hurry up, it's starting to rain.
complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
hasten — to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry: to hasten to a place.
go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.

noun boondoggle

honesty — the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
sincerity — freedom from deceit, hypocrisy, or duplicity; probity in intention or in communicating; earnestness.
faithfulness — strict or thorough in the performance of duty: a faithful worker.
loyalty — the state or quality of being loyal; faithfulness to commitments or obligations.
frankness — plainness of speech; candor; openness.

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