boondoggle
noun [C] /ˈbuːnˌdɒɡ.l̩/
/-ˌdɑː.ɡl̩/ US informalDefinition
› an unnecessary and expensive piece of work, especially one that is paid for by the public: The senator called the new highways proposal "a fraud and a boondoggle that the taxpayer should not tolerate".Products and producersBuying and selling in generalWasting
(Definition of boondoggle noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- dissipate verb
- down the drain idiom
- fritter sth away phrasal verb
- gluttonous adjective
- go down the gurgler idiom
- lose verb (NOT HAVE)
- prodigal adjective
- profligate adjective
- reinvent the wheel idiom
- squander verb
- throw good money after bad idiom
- toss sth away phrasal verb
- uneconomic adjective
- wastage noun
- waste not, want not idiom
- waste noun (BAD USE)
- waste verb (USE BADLY)
- wasted adjective (BADLY USED)
- wasteful adjective
- waster noun
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