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Boondoggle meaning

  1. A braided ring to hold a neckerchief.
  2. A waste of time or money; a pointless activity.
  3. A non-work trip away from a research station.

Synonyms of Boondoggle

waste wastefulness dissipation work

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Other words often associated with Boondoggle or its synonyms:

activity use licentiousness wild shortsightedness utilize scattering desert turn intemperance operate apply

Using Boondoggle

  • The main meaning on this page is: A braided ring to hold a neckerchief. | A waste of time or money; a pointless activity. | A non-work trip away from a research station.
  • Useful related words include: waste, wastefulness, dissipation, work.
  • In the example corpus, boondoggle often appears in combinations such as: is boondoggle, this boondoggle, boondoggle that.

Context around Boondoggle

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 15 statements, 4 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

giant 1× syria 1× expensive 1× account 1× costly 1×

Often after:

set 1× engage 1× meant 1× tax 1× instead 1×

Sentence patterns with Boondoggle

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

be a boondoggle 2× 600 million boondoggle instead of 1× a costly boondoggle 1× a giant boondoggle that is 1× afford this boondoggle 1× are a boondoggle that will 1× as a boondoggle meant to 1× boondoggle set emotions 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

boondoggle set emotions 1× congress has rightly 1× democrats balked at 1× his common sense 1× how could anyone 1× however i believe 1×

Common sentence endings:

be a boondoggle 2× a costly boondoggle 1× a2 ad systems 1× afford this boondoggle 1× boondoggle tax cuts 1× die in vain 1×

Words around Boondoggle

Just before it in the word index:

boondocks 6 boondock 2 boon 288 boomtowns 4 boomtown 36 boomstick 2

Just after it in the word index:

boondoggles 8 boone 435 boones 2 booneville 8 boonie 4 boonies 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaditya 23 aardman 23 abbo 23 aberg 23 aboitiz 23 abovementioned 23

Corpus analysis for Boondoggle

  • In this selection, "boondoggle" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, giant, syria, expensive, set, engage and meant stand out and add context to how "boondoggle" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include be a boondoggle and 600 million boondoggle instead of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "boondoggle" sits close to words such as aaditya, aardman and abbo, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with boondoggle

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Good idea or expensive boondoggle? (5 words)

Who is overseeing this boondoggle? (5 words)

His common sense will not afford this boondoggle. (8 words)

Longer example sentences

We might opt to be noble and eat the increased air, ocean and noise pollution if desal were necessary, but it appears to be a $360 million to $600 million boondoggle instead of a sensible solution for providing water for West Basin ratepayers. (43 words)

There are many reasons why that this is a boondoggle: 1) Most of the route is on the old, one way street; 2) Most of the route is prone to flooding; 3) The project is lobbied by real estate developers. (40 words)

So, as the Nimitz class is decommissioned over the next decade, the Navy may have just invested in a giant boondoggle that is a large, easy target for China’s A2/AD systems. (33 words)

Question examples

The Syria Boondoggle: Who’s Ready to Die in Vain? (10 words)

Good idea or expensive boondoggle? (5 words)

How could anyone justify this expense-account boondoggle — or any of the similar annual corporate excursions to Aspen, Davos, Sun Valley or Jackson Hole? (24 words)

Example sentences (19)

Boondoggle: Set emotions to steady, 2023, photographic screenprint with collaged news headline 42 cm x 30 cm.

His common sense will not afford this boondoggle.

So, as the Nimitz class is decommissioned over the next decade, the Navy may have just invested in a giant boondoggle that is a large, easy target for China’s A2/AD systems.

However, I believe solutions like the Green New Deal are a boondoggle that will bankrupt us and are not realistic solutions.

Now, Californians are supposed to watch as the state pours billions into linking Bakersfield and Merced, while politicians desperate to keep the boondoggle engage in unpersuasive and out-of-touch PR.

The Syria Boondoggle: Who’s Ready to Die in Vain?

Congress has rightly and repeatedly refused to provide most of the $13.3 billion that Trump has requested for a wall that promises to be a boondoggle.

Good idea or expensive boondoggle?

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How could anyone justify this expense-account boondoggle — or any of the similar annual corporate excursions to Aspen, Davos, Sun Valley or Jackson Hole?

I’m not even going to argue that expanding the system is guaranteed to be a boondoggle.

Likewise, episodes four and five are a bit of a boondoggle in the middle of the season that I’m not sure added much.

There are many reasons why that this is a boondoggle: 1) Most of the route is on the old, one way street; 2) Most of the route is prone to flooding; 3) The project is lobbied by real estate developers.

While ramping up the Model 3, Musk demanded a fully automated “” which ended in a costly boondoggle.

A number of civic activists have been the county to reform the budget close-out process, which they see as a boondoggle meant to fund pet projects with minimal public scrutiny or discussion.

Democrats balked at those demands, given that Republicans did not bother to offset the loss of revenue from their boondoggle tax cuts.

I don’t agree this project is a boondoggle, but I do agree with the rest of this comment.

I'm telling you, this wall is a boondoggle.

We might opt to be noble and eat the increased air, ocean and noise pollution if desal were necessary, but it appears to be a $360 million to $600 million boondoggle instead of a sensible solution for providing water for West Basin ratepayers.

Who is overseeing this boondoggle?

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Common combinations with boondoggle

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "boondoggle" in a sentence?
An example: "Boondoggle: Set emotions to steady, 2023, photographic screenprint with collaged news headline 42 cm x 30 cm." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "boondoggle" from authentic English texts.
What does "boondoggle" mean?
Boondoggle means: A braided ring to hold a neckerchief.
What are synonyms of "boondoggle"?
Common synonyms of "boondoggle" include: waste, wastefulness, dissipation, work.
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