| English noun: boondoggle | |||
| 1. | boondoggle (act) work of little or no value done merely to look busy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dissipation, waste, wastefulness | ||
| English verb: boondoggle | |||
| 1. | boondoggle (social) do useless, wasteful, or trivial work | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | work | ||