boon‧dog‧gle /ˈbuːn ˌdɒɡl $ -ˌdɑːɡl/
noun [singular] American English informal[
Date: 1900-2000;
Origin: An invented word]
an officially organized plan or activity that is very complicated and wastes a lot of time, money, and effort:
a bureaucratic boondoggle [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲