1. boondoggle - Noun
2. boondoggle - Verb
work of little or no value done merely to look busy
do useless, wasteful, or trivial work
Source: WordNetIf we can boondoggle ourselves out of this depression, that word is going to be enshrined in the hearts of the American people for years to come. Franklin D. Roosevelt
The F-22 is a shameful, disgraceful boondoggle and it revolts me. Ralph Peters
An invention should be poised to create a market or disrupt an existing one (in other words, not be a boondoggle in search of a problem). Source: Internet
Now, Californians are supposed to watch as the state pours billions into linking Bakersfield and Merced, while politicians desperate to keep the boondoggle engage in unpersuasive and out-of-touch PR. Source: Internet
Accordingly, Cincinnati’s requirement to always have an embarrassing acres-of-nothing boondoggle within city limits was moved to The Banks. Source: Internet
Houston's free-agent boondoggle, Brock Osweiler, was benched Sunday. Source: Internet