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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesboondoggle
/ˈbuːnˌdɑːɡəl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A work or project that is wasteful, pointless, and often uses public money or time.
"The new high-speed rail line quickly turned into a multi-million-dollar political boondoggle."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the 1920s by Robert H. Link, an American scoutmaster, originally to describe a braided leather lanyard made by scouts. It was popularized in the 1930s during the New Deal to describe wasteful make-work projects funded by the government.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "boondoggle"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "boondoggle" is said worldwide
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gaspillage
Transliteration: gaspillage
"Ce projet gouvernemental s'est révélé être un véritable gaspillage."
Geldverschwendung
Transliteration: Geldverschwendung
"Das Bauprojekt erwies sich als reine Geldverschwendung."
spreco di denaro pubblico
Transliteration: spreco di denaro pubblico
"Il nuovo stadio si è rivelato un costosissimo spreco di denaro pubblico."
proyecto inútil
Transliteration: proyecto inútil
"La nueva obra pública resultó ser un proyecto inútil financiado por el estado."
obra inútil
Transliteration: obra inutil
"Aquele plano grandioso acabou por se tornar numa obra inútil."
व्यर्थ परियोजना
Transliteration: vyarth pariyojana
"यह सरकारी योजना जनता के पैसे की एक व्यर्थ परियोजना साबित हुई।"
无聊且浪费的项目
Transliteration: wúliáo qiě làngfèi de xiàngmù
"这项昂贵的公共工程被批评为一个纯粹的政绩工程和无聊且浪费的项目。"
쓸모없는 사업
Transliteration: sseulmoeomneun saeop
"그 시의 새 공항 건설은 결국 예산만 낭비하는 쓸모없는 사업이 되었다."
無駄な公共事業
Transliteration: mudana kōkyō jigyō
"その巨大開発計画は税金の無駄な公共事業として批判された。"
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