boondoggle /boonˈdog-l/ (US)

1. A Scout's plaited cord of varicoloured leather strips
2. An article of simple handcraft
3. Work, or a task, of little or no practical value, esp work officially provided as a palliative for unemployment

To do such work

boon'doggler noun

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