boondoggle

boondoggle 
 
noun | BOON-dah-gul

 
What It Means
 
A boondoggle is a wasteful or impractical project or activity that usually involves public money or labor. Boondoggle is also a word for a braided cord worn by Boy Scouts as a neckerchief slide, hatband, or ornament.
 
// Critics say the dam is a complete boondoggle—over budget, behind schedule, and unnecessary.
 
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