Wednesday’s Word of the Week

boondoggle, n and v.

a. A trivial, useless, or unnecessary undertaking; wasteful expenditure.
b. To engage in trifling or frivolous work.

“Once again, critics insist that the entire project is a costly boondoggle and should be abandoned.”

“boondoggle, n. and v.” OED Online. Oxford University Press, June 2014. Web. 2 September 2014.