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Project that continues despite its wastefulness
A boondoggle is a project that is considered a waste of both time and money, yet is often continued due to extraneous policy or political motivations.
Boondoggle
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up boondoggle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A boondoggle is a scheme that wastes time and money. Boondoggle or boon doggle may also refer to:
Boondoggle_(disambiguation)
1994 EP by The Lucksmiths
Boondoggle is an EP from The Lucksmiths released in 1994 on Candle Records (catalogue number LUCKY1.) "Victor Trumper" - 2:03 "Clever Hans" - 4:43 "Summer
Boondoggle_(EP)
American actor and director (born 1983)
His Man Crush" 2015 Adam Ruins Everything Yes No No No 3 episodes 2016 Boondoggle Yes No No No Episodes "Pilot Error" and "The Course" 2021 Death to 2021
Josh_Ruben
Knotted handicraft
Scoubidou (Craftlace, scoobies, lanyard, gimp, or boondoggle) is material used in knotting craft. It originated in France, where it became a fad in the
Scoubidou
Season of television series
Lizzie Borden Story review: Ryan Murphy delivers another messy true-crime boondoggle". www.rogerebert.com. Retrieved September 19, 2026. Creith, Matthew (September
Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story
Monster:_The_Lizzie_Borden_Story
2016 American TV series or program
Boondoggle is an American comedy web series loosely based on the life of actor Ty Burrell. A struggling boss named Henry finally lands a successful series
Boondoggle_(web_series)
Maritime service branch of the U.S. military
May 2012. Lipton, Eric (4 February 2023). "The Pentagon Saw a Warship Boondoggle. Congress Saw Jobs". The New York Times. Archived from the original on
United_States_Navy
American singer-songwriter
and Fulks, finding himself without a label, started his own company, Boondoggle Records, and released an album of previously unreleased material called
Robbie_Fulks
British eventing rider
Boys) 2007 Did not participate 2008 EL (Boondoggle) 2009 32nd (Boondoggle) EL (Boondoggle) 2010 RET (Boondoggle) 2011 EL (High Havoc) 2012-2017 Did not
Kitty_King
2014 video game
Monty Python's The Ministry of Silly Walks is a 2014 mobile game from Boondoggle Studios. The game is based on the Monty Python sketch known by the same
Monty Python's The Ministry of Silly Walks
Monty_Python's_The_Ministry_of_Silly_Walks
American anthology television series
Lizzie Borden Story review: Ryan Murphy delivers another messy true-crime boondoggle". www.rogerebert.com. Archived from the original on September 20, 2026
Monster_(American_TV_series)
American actor (born 1967)
his own production company, Desert Whale Productions. His web series Boondoggle, loosely based on Burrell's own life, debuted in June 2016 on ABC.com
Ty_Burrell
Prominent house in USA
$1.5 million a year on its upkeep. The 58-acre property then became a boondoggle of failed construction efforts, wasted resources and a chain of owners
Dean_Gardens
American electric vehicle and clean energy company
(August 21, 2020). "More 'Buffalo Billion' woes as audit finds Cuomo boondoggle a waste of tax money". New York Post. Retrieved February 9, 2021. Jones
Tesla,_Inc.
US children's fantasy book series and its franchise
Andres Padillo, Pepper Phan, Marigold Ramos, Willa Ingeborg, and Sebastian Boondoggle. It was adapted into a 2020 television film for Disney Channel. Upside-Down
Upside-Down_Magic
2025 film by Wes Anderson
of TheWrap declared the film "a serious work of art that plays like a boondoggle." Davide Abbatescianni of Cineuropa billed it "another elegant yet forgettable
The_Phoenician_Scheme
American politician and lawyer (born 1954)
commercial fishing industry, Kennedy argued that the project was a costly boondoggle. This position angered some environmentalists, and Kennedy was criticized
Robert_F._Kennedy_Jr.
British surreal comedy group
"The Silly Walk Official Website". The Silly Walk Official Website. Boondoggle Studios. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 25 June
Monty_Python
Proposed light rail line
While campaigning for governor, Hogan characterized the project as a "boondoggle". Hogan's shift of state priorities to road funding resulted in the construction
Red_Line_(Baltimore)
Governor of Kentucky since 2019
2027. Senate president Robert Stivers called the project "the biggest boondoggle of economic recruitment in the state's history." In May 2022, Beshear
Andy_Beshear
American actor and comedian (born 1958)
Encarnacion 2 episodes Bad Internet Jim Episode: "Your Search History Revealed" Boondoggle Eduardo Episode: "The Course" Uncle Buck Hector Episode: "The Interrogation"
Oscar_Nunez
Airport in Denver, Colorado, United States
Rubino, Joe (March 1, 2020). "Denver International Airport at 25: From boondoggle to boon". The Denver Post. Denver: Digital First Media. Retrieved October
Denver_International_Airport
U.S. guided-missile frigates under construction
Naval Technology. Retrieved 21 March 2023. "The Pentagon Saw a Warship Boondoggle. Congress Saw Jobs". The New York Times. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 21
Constellation-class_frigate
World international youth event
February 2018). "North Korea's Would-Be Olympics: A Tale of a Cold War Boondoggle". The New York Times. "El festival busca que los jóvenes tengan presencia"
World Festival of Youth and Students
World_Festival_of_Youth_and_Students
1995 studio album by The Lucksmiths
April 1995 Genre Indie pop Length 32:05 Label Candle The Lucksmiths chronology Boondoggle (1994) The Green Bicycle Case (1995) What Bird Is That? (1996)
The_Green_Bicycle_Case
City in Alberta, Canada
more sun then the rest of Canada". CBC NEWS. Brennan, Brian (2003), Boondoggles, Bonanzas, and Other Alberta Stories, Fifth House, p. 43, ISBN 1-894004-94-9
Medicine_Hat
Planned passenger rail network in Canada
called for the cancellation of the Alto project, describing it as a "boondoggle" and citing concerns about costs, land use, and potential expropriation
Alto_(high-speed_rail)
Fastest rail-based transport systems
November 2025. "Surface Transportation News: China's high-speed rail boondoggle". Reason Foundation. 11 September 2025. Retrieved 21 November 2025. Lu
High-speed_rail
World War II Allied nuclear weapons program
leaking information, and because it was feared that it would appear to be a boondoggle. Appropriations were quietly slipped into other bills, but the project's
Manhattan_Project
Under-construction expansion to the White House
March 30, 2026. McIntyre, Jamie (June 5, 2026). "Ballroom, bunker, or boondoggle? What exactly is Trump building on the White House grounds?". Washington
White_House_State_Ballroom
Military engineering branch of the U.S. Army
projects have been characterized in the press as being pork barrel or boondoggles such as the New Madrid Floodway Project and the New Orleans flood protection
United States Army Corps of Engineers
United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers
Defunct, fraudulent Canadian private lender, 2012–2021
April 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023. Ellis, Tim (14 July 2021). "'Boondoggle': financial woes may jeopardize proposed Alaska-Canada railroad project"
Bridging_Finance_Inc.
Program of United States Army
Journal. Retrieved 2025-08-11. Latham, Andrew (2025-04-30). "M10 Booker Boondoggle: The Army Built an Armored Vehicle No One Needs". 19FortyFive. Archived
Next Generation Combat Vehicle
Next_Generation_Combat_Vehicle
1979 film by Tinto Brass
Scott concluded his review by claiming the whole film's production was "a boondoggle of landmark proportions". New York critic David Denby described the film
Caligula_(film)
Port Authority Trans-Hudson rail station
neared completion, New York magazine referred to the hub as a "Glorious Boondoggle" and, while withholding final judgment on the unfinished structure, did
World Trade Center station (PATH)
World_Trade_Center_station_(PATH)
Bunker underneath the East Wing of the White House
January 20, 2026. McIntyre, Jamie (June 5, 2026). "Ballroom, bunker, or boondoggle? What exactly is Trump building on the White House grounds?". Washington
Presidential Emergency Operations Center
Presidential_Emergency_Operations_Center
Canadian hotel in Minaki, Ontario
" Opposition Liberal and New Democratic Party politicians called it a boondoggle and a sinkhole. Owners since then have included a nearby Indian band,
Minaki_Lodge
American historical drama television series (1972–1981)
Seasons 5-6 as Sarah Griffith who marries Sheriff Bridges. 80 5 "The Boondoggle" Ralph Waite Claire Whitaker & Rod Peterson October 9, 1975 (1975-10-09)
List_of_The_Waltons_episodes
Defunct American corporation
Post. Retrieved February 25, 2017. Hogan, Bill (2002). "A Biodefense Boondoggle". Mother Jones. Archived from the original on 2005-11-29. Retrieved 2023-03-21
DynCorp
US National Historic Landmark in St. Louis, Missouri
suits to block the construction of the monument, which they called a "boondoggle". Using the 1935 grant of $6.75 million and $2.25 million in city bonds
Gateway_Arch
Brewery in Ringwood, Hampshire, England
other facilities owned by CMBC. Cask brewing of Razorback, Fortyniner and Boondoggle would be moved to The Park Brewery in Wolverhampton (Banks's), whilst
Ringwood_Brewery
Dutch inventor and entrepreneur
available on request. McClain, Craig (6 January 2019). "The Continued Boondoggle of the Ocean Cleanup". DeepSeaNews. Retrieved 12 August 2021. Martini
Boyan_Slat
Project management term
one whose 'project parameters' exceed the norm by at least 50 percent." Boondoggle Escalation of commitment Gold plating (software engineering) Optimism
Death march (project management)
Death_march_(project_management)
Opposition to the conventional social, political, and economic principles of a society
Cold War, perpetual widespread poverty being ignored, money-wasting boondoggles like pork barrel projects and the Space Race, festering race issues,
Anti-establishment
Kohler, Chris (September 18, 2009). "LaserActive, Gaming's Greatest Boondoggle". Wired. Retrieved March 15, 2021. Aoyama, Yuko; Izushi, Hiro (2003).
History_of_video_games
Shallow saline lake in California, United States
2021. Levers, L.; Story, S.; Schwabe, K. (June 9, 2020). "Boons or boondoggles: An assessment of the Salton Sea water importation options". California
Salton_Sea
Possible purchase of the F-35 for Canada
aircraft." NDP MP Peter Julian pronounced the F-35 a "fiasco ... $30-billion boondoggle ... They botched this file from the beginning to the end and they need
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Canadian procurement
Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II_Canadian_procurement
American politician, mayor of Atlanta, Georgia
Archived January 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine "Empowerment zones: Boondoggle or aid to poor?", Atlanta Business Chronicle, November 6, 2000 Scott Henry
Bill_Campbell_(mayor)
Work that creates only an illusion of value
A Theory, a 2018 book by anthropologist David Graeber Parkinson's law Boondoggle Handwaving Make-work job Pastime Presenteeism Underemployment (2001) Slack:
Busy_work
2005 American film
Project Aardvark. On May 3, 2005, it was announced that Lerone D. Wilson of Boondoggle Films would direct the film, and principal photography commenced shortly
Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks with Geeks
Aardvark'd:_12_Weeks_with_Geeks
2008 studio album by Guns N' Roses
all". Steven Hyden (Grantland) called it "shorthand for the grandest of boondoggles", arguing that the delay overshadowed the music itself. He contrasted
Chinese_Democracy
Airport in Goffs, Nova Scotia, Canada
B8. Cox, Kevin (23 January 1995). "Putting up a parking lot: boon or boondoggle?". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. A3. Peters, Tom (14 May 2008). "New
Halifax Stanfield International Airport
Halifax_Stanfield_International_Airport
Technology manufacturing complex in Wisconsin
Bruce (October 29, 2018). "Wisconsin's $4.1 billion Foxconn factory boondoggle". The Verge. Retrieved November 3, 2018. Rushe, Dominic (July 2, 2018)
Wisconn Valley Science and Technology Park
Wisconn_Valley_Science_and_Technology_Park
Bankrupt Canadian rail development company
to Alberta Rail. Retrieved July 15, 2020. Ellis, Tim (14 July 2021). "'Boondoggle': financial woes may jeopardize proposed Alaska-Canada railroad project"
Alaska-Alberta Railway Development Corporation
Alaska-Alberta_Railway_Development_Corporation
Private town in Malaysia
megaprojects, and by the American magazine Foreign Policy as a "massive boondoggle". By the end of 2019, only 15,000 units had been sold, compared to a target
Forest_City,_Johor
New York Democratic political organization
Fraudulent real estate deals using city funds or land and expensive boondoggles became common practice, and aldermen used the implicit threat of financial
Tammany_Hall
Australian indie pop band
smirkily pithy." In October 1994 they issued an eight-track extended play, Boondoggle, as one of the first by new label, Candle Records. Raggett described it
The_Lucksmiths
Chinese stealth fighter aircraft
the Arms Race in the Western Pacific: Strategic Game Changer or Epic Boondoggle?". APJJF. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 6 June
Chengdu_J-20
Canadian political consultant (born 1971)
Machine (Ottawa Citizen, 2003) Corcoran, Terence (October 6, 2016). "Boondoggle: How Ontario's pursuit of renewable energy broke the province's electricity
Gerald_Butts
U.S. State Department office
(June 2, 2022). "CIA and State's new China centers risk bureaucratic boondoggle". Politico. Retrieved December 22, 2022. Martina, Michael (August 1, 2023)
Office_of_China_Coordination
American conservative think tank
original on April 18, 2009. Retrieved October 17, 2018. "Ethanol: Boon or Boondoggle?". American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. November
American_Enterprise_Institute
Hydroelectric generation station in Labrador, Canada
incorrect led Nalcor CEO Stan Marshall to say that the project was a boondoggle. In 2017, Premier Dwight Ball called a public inquiry into the project
Muskrat Falls Generating Station
Muskrat_Falls_Generating_Station
Airport people mover in New York City
signage. Southeast Queens residents feared the project could become a boondoggle, as the construction cost of the system had increased to $1.9 billion
AirTrain_JFK
Romance CD Ugly/Highlight Sounds Robbie Fulks 13 Hillbilly Giants CD Boondoggle fra-foa 青白い月 CD Toy's Factory Early Lines Are Tired Beasts CD Deep East
Steve_Albini_discography
American poet
Carolina) is an American poet. He is the author of four collections of poems, Boondoggle (Main Street Rag, 2005), The Spooking of Mavens (Cracked Slab Books, 2010)
Tim_Earley
Record company in Australia
the band formed. This was followed later that year by The Lucksmiths' Boondoggle and Cuddlefish's Grap's Fruity Elixir. Candle went on to have over 100
Candle_Records
Football stadium in Greater Manchester, England
Derek (1978). A–Z of Manchester Football: 100 Years of Rivalry. London: Boondoggle. Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens
Old_Trafford
1994 film directed by Suki Hawley
in their hands, they pull off the ruse, and the band they play with, Boondoggle (the band of later June of 44 guitarist Sean Meadows), are in awe of their
Half-Cocked_(film)
Machine—Comprehensive overview of politics in Canada CBC Digital Archives – Scandals, Boondoggles and White Elephants CBC Digital Archives – Campaigning for Canada Canadian
Politics_of_Canada
2002 transit proposal in Cincinnati, US
Congressman Steve Chabot—the latter of whom referred to the plan as a "boondoggle." Mayor Luken accused SORTA of using tax payer money to illegally promote
MetroMoves
Canadian politician (1932–2015)
company formed under the government of William R. Bennett, was a public boondoggle involving publicly distributed and soon-worthless shares of a former Crown
Bill_Bennett
American novelist, journalist, and war correspondent (b. 1959)
Anderson said "I saw his frustrations with projects that were often just boondoggles mandated by the government." After spending a year traveling from Europe
Scott_Anderson_(writer)
Collection of buildings in Washington, D.C.
Battle for a Boondoggle." Washington Post. January 13, 1992. "A Harder Look at the ICTC." Washington Post. January 20, 1992; "Boondoggle on 'America's
Federal_Triangle
Political party
Department of State". dos.fl.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-25. Lemongello, Steven. "'Boondoggle' wipes away Independent Party in state - Orlando Sentinel". digitaledition
Independent_Party_of_Florida
Highway in Dallas, Texas, USA
Griggs lambasted the project in a public meeting, calling it "the worst boondoggle imaginable" and claiming it would "cripple economic development". On August
Trinity_Parkway
American journalist
Texas Observer. Bryce, Robert (16 July 2021). "Texas' Deadly $16 Billion Boondoggle". Texas Observer. Bryce, Robert (October 8, 2002). Pipe Dreams: Greed
Robert_Bryce_(writer)
Canadian conservative advocacy organization
Brian Tobin for his championing the $2 billion to $5 billion broadband boondoggle project 2001 Canadian Alliance MPs elected in 1993 that opted backed into
Canadian_Taxpayers_Federation
2003 American political scandal
CIA-sponsored February 2002 trip to Niger because it was set up as a boondoggle by his wife, an analyst with the agency working on weapons of mass destruction
Plame_affair
Taiwanese multinational electronics contract manufacturer
Murphy (29 October 2018). "Wisconsin's $4.1 billion Foxconn factory boondoggle". The Verge. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 3
Foxconn
College football stadium in Colorado, US
Journal, "Skeptics, including some alumni and faculty, see the project as a boondoggle—especially for a team that plays in a relatively low-profile athletic
Canvas_Stadium
Neighborhood of Philadelphia in Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
construction and operation of the shipyard at Hog Island. "The Saga of Hog Island, 1917–1921: The Story of the First Great War Boondoggle", James J. Martin
Hog_Island,_Philadelphia
ǀKhowesin chief (c. 1830–1905)
PhD thesis, Univ. of Pretoria, p.256 Blackler, Adam A. (2017). "From Boondoggle to Settlement Colony: Hendrik Witbooi and the Evolution of Germany's Imperial
Hendrik_Witbooi_(Nama_chief)
Amateur weatherman
MacKinnon, which featured Frankie MacDonald giving a forecast of the "Massive Boondoggle" of the overbudget reconstruction of the schooner Bluenose II. On September
Frankie_MacDonald
Ship designed for operations near shore
original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012. "The Pentagon Saw a Warship Boondoggle. Congress Saw Jobs". The New York Times. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 21
Littoral_combat_ship
Toll bridge in Santa Rosa County, Florida, US
Retrieved May 22, 2026. Pittman, Craig (August 12, 2021). "Florida's boondoggle bridge carries a curse for all who touch it". Florida Phoenix. States
Garcon_Point_Bridge
Rapid transit railway in the Netherlands
July 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) "Boondoggles: Unfinished metro station underneath Weesperplein junction". Jur Oster
Amsterdam_Metro
Under-construction passenger rail system in the US
(July 30, 2018). "A $100 Billion Train: The Future of California or a Boondoggle?". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 22, 2024. Retrieved
California_High-Speed_Rail
Bridge in Brooklyn, New York
The original structure, designed by Theodore Zoli, became known as a boondoggle due to various problems with its construction, including too much bounce
Squibb_Park_Bridge
American politician (1922–2015)
into one of the three largest airports in the world. Many saw it as a boondoggle to benefit one particular group. Others saw it as an unlawful restraint
Jim_Wright
American software company
Weeks with Geeks, was released. It was produced by Lerone D. Wilson of Boondoggle Films. In 2014 Fog Creek restructured, spinning Copilot out as a separate
Glitch,_Inc.
Public housing development in Oakland, California, United States
Phillip Matier, Andrew Ross (2004-09-20). "Oakland project: boon or boondoggle? Mandela Parkway may draw builders -- or more troubles". The San Francisco
Cypress Village, Oakland, California
Cypress_Village,_Oakland,_California
Shopping mall in Oregon, United States
ISBN 0-7388-4581-7. Wasmann, William (December 22, 1968). "Eugene UR Project No Boondoggle". Eugene Register Guard. Eugene, Oregon: Guard Publishing. pp. 14A. Retrieved
Eugene_Mall
U.S. electricity corporation
"Congress is spending billions on carbon capture. Is it a climate savior or a boondoggle?". www.cbsnews.com. January 25, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022. "Southern
Southern_Company
US government employment program
LAMBRECHT (28 July 2011). "McCaskill criticizes Labor Department contracting 'boondoggle'". St Louis Today. Retrieved 17 October 2011. Official website VETS in
Veterans' Employment and Training Service
Veterans'_Employment_and_Training_Service
Canadian politician (1921–1998)
Retrieved November 9, 2025. "Exclusive: From father to son, a Liberal land boondoggle in West Vancouver is back in the spotlight". theBreaker. August 14, 2019
Ron_Huntington
Form of social benefit
from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-30. Retrieved 2008-07-06. "Boons, boondoggles seen in P.C. baby bonus pitch | CBC News". "Tories offer baby bonus to
Baby_bonus
Rapid transit system in Chicago, Illinois
venture with service starting in 2008. The project has been criticized as a boondoggle. The custom-equipped, premium-fare trains would offer nonstop service
Chicago_"L"
Expensive object that cannot be disposed of
nowhere Escalation of commitment (sunk cost fallacy) Pork barrel Abul-Abbas Boondoggle Gadgetbahn "Home : Oxford English Dictionary". oxforddictionaries.com
White_elephant
Texas transportation network proposal
(December 6, 2004). The Next Wave in Superhighways, or A Big, Fat Texas Boondoggle? TIME. Accessed December 3, 2004. Noise from TTC will render area within
Trans-Texas_Corridor
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