noun
- a wasteful or pointless project or activity, especially one funded by the government
Usage: informal
verb
- to work on a wasteful or pointless project; to engage in make-work
Usage: informal
Examples
- The new bridge project turned out to be a complete boondoggle.
- Critics called the space program a government boondoggle.
- The committee spent months boondoggling instead of making real progress.
- Many taxpayers viewed the art installation as an expensive boondoggle.
- The company’s reorganization plan was dismissed as a corporate boondoggle.
- He accused his colleagues of boondoggling while important work went undone.