Associations to the word «Boondoggle»
Adjective
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Wiktionary
BOONDOGGLE, noun. A braided ring to hold a neckerchief, particularly in scouting; a woggle.
BOONDOGGLE, noun. (US) A waste of time and/or money; a pointless activity.
BOONDOGGLE, verb. (intransitive) To waste time on a pointless activity.
Dictionary definition
BOONDOGGLE, noun. Work of little or no value done merely to look busy.
BOONDOGGLE, verb. Do useless, wasteful, or trivial work.
Wise words
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as
effective as a rightly timed pause.