boon´dog´gler

boon´dog´gler
boon|dog|gle «BOON DOG uhl», verb, -gled, -gling, noun. U.S. Informal.
–v.i.
to do useless work.
–n.
a worthless work or product.
[American English; origin uncertain]
boon´dog´gler, noun.

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  • boon|dog|gle — «BOON DOG uhl», verb, gled, gling, noun. U.S. Informal. –v.i. to do useless work. –n. a worthless work or product. ╂[American English; origin uncertain] –boon´dog´gler, noun …   Useful english dictionary

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  • boon — ba·boon; ba·boon·ery; boon·dock·ers; boon·docks; boon·ga·ry; boon·less; go·boon; wol·ve·boon; boon; boon·dog·gle; ga·boon; boon·dock; boon·dog·gler; …   English syllables

  • dog — ban·dog; be·dog; bull·dog·ged; bull·dog·ger; bull·dog·gish; bull·dog·gy; cec·i·dog·e·nous; coy·dog; dog; dog·dom; dog·ged; dog·ged·ly; dog·ged·ness; dog·gery; dog·gish; dog·gle; dog·go; dog·ly; dog·ma; dog·man; dog·ma·ti·cian; dog·mat·i·cism;… …   English syllables

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  • boondoggle — boon•dog•gle [[t]ˈbunˌdɒg əl, ˌdɔ gəl[/t]] n. v. gled, gling 1) work of little or no value done merely to keep or look busy 2) cvb a project funded by the federal government out of political favoritism that is of no real value to the community or …   From formal English to slang

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