boondoggler

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boon·dog·gle (b

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l) Informal

1. An unnecessary or wasteful project or activity.

a. A braided leather cord worn as a decoration especially by Boy Scouts.

b. A cord of braided leather, fabric, or plastic strips made by a child as a project to keep busy.

intr.v. boon·dog·gled, boon·dog·gling, boon·dog·gles

To waste time or money on a boondoggle.

[Coined by Robert H. Link (died 1957), American scoutmaster.]

boondoggler n.

Translations

boondoggler

n (US inf) → staatlich angestellte Niete, kleinkarierte Beamtenseele, beamteter Kleinkrämer

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