Boondoggle

/ˈbuːn.dɒɡ.l̩/

noun & verb

  1. Work or activity that is wasteful or pointless but gives the appearance of having value.
  2. A public project of questionable merit, funded by the taxpayer.

Origin: 1930s American English, coined by scoutmaster Robert H. Link for a braided leather lanyard — later adopted to describe frivolous government make-work projects.

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