- boondoggling
- (амер) бесполезный, крайне неэкономичный труд, неэкономное расходование рабочей силы
Англо-русский словарь экономических терминов. 2001.
boondoggling
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boondoggling — boondogging … Dictionary of ichthyology
boondoggling — v. create from junk; engage in a useless task … English contemporary dictionary
boondoggle — verb, meaning to be engaged in a time wasting task that looks like work (usually while at work). Emailing is an extremely common form of boondoggling. I am not boondoggling, I am doing legitimate research for my project … Dictionary of american slang
boondoggle — verb, meaning to be engaged in a time wasting task that looks like work (usually while at work). Emailing is an extremely common form of boondoggling. I am not boondoggling, I am doing legitimate research for my project … Dictionary of american slang
boondoggle — /ˈbundɒgəl/ (say boohndoguhl) noun 1. an unnecessary and time wasting activity. 2. Politics an extravagant project which consumes government funds but is of no real value to the public. –verb (i) (boondoggled, boondoggling) 3. to fritter away one …
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boondoggle — boondoggler, n. /boohn dog euhl, daw geuhl/, n., v., boondoggled, boondoggling. n. 1. a product of simple manual skill, as a plaited leather cord for the neck or a knife sheath, made typically by a camper or a scout. 2. work of little or no value … Universalium
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boondoggle — ☆ boondoggle [bo͞on′däg΄əl, bo͞on′dôg΄əl ] n. [orig. dial., ornamental leather strap; modern sense from c. 1935] a trifling or pointless project, expenditure, etc.; now esp., one financed by public funds vi. boondoggled, boondoggling to engage in … English World dictionary
