boondoggle

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbuːndɒgl/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbunˌdɑgəl, -ˌdɔgəl/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bo̅o̅n′dog′əl, -dô′gəl)

Inflections of 'boondoggle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

boon•dog•gle /ˈbunˌdɑgəl, -ˌdɔgəl/USA pronunciation n., v., -gled, -gling.
n. [countable]

to deceive or attempt to deceive:[~ + object]We were all boondoggled by his fast talk.
[no object] to do work of little value merely to keep or look busy.

boon•dog•gler, n. [countable]

boon•dog•gle (bo̅o̅n′dog′əl, -dô′gəl),USA pronunciation n., v., -gled, -gling.
n.

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.
work of little or no value done merely to keep or look busy.
a project funded by the federal government out of political favoritism that is of no real value to the community or the nation.

v.t.

to deceive or attempt to deceive:to boondoggle investors into a low-interest scheme.

v.i.

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

boon′dog′gler, n.

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