- boon|dog|gle
- 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´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 … Useful english dictionary
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
gle — adan·gle; ae·gle; ajan·gle; ajin·gle; an·gle·ber·ry; An·gle·doz·er; an·gle·sey; an·gle·site; an·gle·ton; an·gle·twitch; ar·gle; ar·gle bar·gle; atin·gle; bo·gle; bun·gle·some; bur·gle; can·gle; cin·gle; com·min·gle; crin·gle; crin·gle cran·gle;… … English syllables
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
boondoggle — boon·dog·gle … English syllables
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
boondoggle — boon|dog|gle [ˈbu:n ˌdɔgl US ˌda:gl] n [singular] AmE informal [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: An invented word] an officially organized plan or activity that is very complicated and wastes a lot of time, money, and effort ▪ a bureaucratic boondoggle … Dictionary of contemporary English
boondoggle — boon|dog|gle [ bun,dagl ] noun count AMERICAN INFORMAL a plan or project, especially one created by the government, that wastes a lot of time and money … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
boondoggle — boon‧dog‧gle [ˈbuːnˌdɒgl ǁ ˌdɒːgl] noun [countable] informal an officially organized plan or action that wastes a lot of money: • Opponents say the monorail plan is a boondoggle; projected routes would travel to places that would attract few… … Financial and business terms
