BOONDOGGLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does boondoggle mean? 

• BOONDOGGLE (noun)
  The noun BOONDOGGLE has 1 sense:

1. work of little or no value done merely to look busy

  Familiarity information: BOONDOGGLE used as a noun is very rare.

• BOONDOGGLE (verb)
  The verb BOONDOGGLE has 1 sense:

1. do useless, wasteful, or trivial work

  Familiarity information: BOONDOGGLE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BOONDOGGLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Work of little or no value done merely to look busy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("boondoggle" is a kind of...):

dissipation; waste; wastefulness (useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly)

Derivation:

boondoggle (do useless, wasteful, or trivial work)

• BOONDOGGLE (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Do useless, wasteful, or trivial work

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "boondoggle" is one way to...):

work (exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

boondoggle (work of little or no value done merely to look busy)