Phonetic: /BOON-dah-gu/

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition

• A boondoggle is an expensive and wasteful project usually paid for with public money. Boondoggle is also a word for a braided cord worn by Boy Scouts as a neckerchief slide, hatband, or ornament.
  
  Critics say the dam is a complete boondoggle—over budget, behind schedule, and unnecessary.