boondoggles

noun

Meaning

A braided ring to hold a neckerchief.
A waste of time and/or money; a pointless activity.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

pork barrel(English)pork barreling(English)earmarks(English)fiascos(English)bureaucracies(English)taxpayer(English)idiocies(English)dunderheads(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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