boondoggle

A noun referring to an activity or project that is considered pointless, wasteful, or of little value, often undertaken to create the appearance of productivity.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa una actividad o proyecto que se considera inútil, derrochador o de escaso valor, a menudo emprendido para dar apariencia de productividad o como pretexto para viajes o gastos innecesarios.

1. Worthless project C1 informal american

   A project or activity that is wasteful or pointless, often undertaken to appear busy or to justify funding.

   • The government's new software system was a complete boondoggle, costing millions with no real benefit.
   • The committee's research project was criticized as a boondoggle that produced no useful results.
   • Many saw the conference as a boondoggle, with little real work accomplished.

   🇪🇸Proyecto inútil

   Sinónimos: busyworkfutilitylost causemake-workwastewaste of timewhite elephant

• boondoggles plural form
• boondoggles' possessive plural form
• boondoggle's possessive singular form

A verb meaning to engage in wasteful or unnecessary work, often of a trivial or pointless nature, typically funded by public money.

• 🇪🇸Realizar un trabajo derrochador o innecesario, a menudo de carácter trivial o inútil, generalmente financiado con fondos públicos.

1. Engage in wasteful or trivial work C1 informal american

   To spend time on work that is unnecessary, wasteful, or of little value, often in a bureaucratic context.

   • The committee spent months boondoggling over minor details.
   • Instead of solving the problem, they just boondoggled with paperwork.
   • He was accused of boondoggling on government time-consuming but pointless tasks.

   🇪🇸Hacer trabajo inútil o burocrático

   Sinónimos: fritterpiddleputtertinkertrifle

   Antónimos: applylaborstrivetoilwork

• boondoggled past participle
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• boondoggling present participle
• boondoggles third person singular