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.
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.
to deceive or attempt to deceive:
to boondoggle investors into a low-interest scheme.
to do work of little or no practical value merely to keep or look busy.
Contemporary Examples
Rick Santorum’s Beltway Curse Is Hurting His 2012 Campaign Howard Kurtz February 23, 2012
Goodbye to Twitter Part Two: Lessons Learned Benjamin Anastas July 8, 2013
Doctors Should Start Advocating Dietary Options to Treat Heart Disease Daniela Drake July 10, 2013
verb
(intransitive) to do futile and unnecessary work
noun
a futile and unnecessary project or work
n.
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