boondoggle
noun
a wasteful and worthless project undertaken for political, corporate, or personal gain, typically a government project funded by taxpayers.
was boondoggling
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past progressiveof boondoggle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Walter, do you remember when the one thing in the world that made you maddest was boondoggling.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1969 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Walter, do you remember when the one thing in the world that made you maddest was boondoggling?
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1969 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
