Boondoggle

• Boondoggle (project)
  Boondoggle (project)
  
  The term boondoggle, in the sense of a project that wastes time and money, first appeared during the Great Depression in the 1930s, referring to the millions of jobs given to unemployed men and women to try to get the economy moving again, as part of the New Deal....
  , term for a scheme that wastes time and money
• Scoubidou
  Scoubidou
  
  Scoubidou is a plaiting and knotting craft, originally aimed at children. It originated in France, where it became a fad in the late 1950s and has remained popular....
  , a knotting and plaiting craft known in the U.S. as "boondoggle"
• Gimp (thread)
  Gimp (thread)
  
  Gimp is a narrow ornamental Trim used in sewing or embroidery. It is made of silk, wool, or cotton, and is often stiffened with metallic wire or coarse cord running through it....
  , a type of thread used in making boondoggles and lanyards
• Woggle
  Woggle
  
  A woggle is a device to fasten the neckerchief, or scarf, worn as part of the Scouting uniform....
  , a scout's scarf fixing known alternatively as a "boon doggle"

See also

• Cost overrun
  Cost overrun
  
  Cost overrun is defined as excess of actual cost over budget. Cost overrun is also sometimes called "cost escalation," "cost increase," or "budget overrun." However, cost escalation and increases do not necessarily result in cost overruns if cost escalation is included in the budget....
  
• Megaproject
  Megaproject
  
  A megaproject is an extremely large-scale investment project. Megaprojects are typically defined as costing more than United States dollar1 billion and attracting a lot of public attention because of substantial impacts on communities, Natural environment, and budgets....