boondoggle
/ˈbunˌdɑɡəl/
noun
- A project or activity that wastes time and money, especially one funded by the government or a large organization.
- Critics called the new highway a boondoggle that cost millions but helped very few drivers.
- Many taxpayers were angry about the boondoggle of a stadium that was never used.
- The conference turned out to be a boondoggle, with expensive hotels and no real work getting done.
Antonyms
verb
- To waste time or money on a useless project or activity.
- He was accused of boondoggling when he used company funds for a luxury retreat.
- The committee spent months boondoggling instead of solving the real problem.
- If we keep boondoggling, we will never finish the project on time.