boondoggle -- Little Brother Matt's Birthday Word

boon·dog·gle (bndôgl, -dgl) Informal

n.

1. An unnecessary or wasteful project or activity.

2. a. A braided leather cord worn as a decoration especially by Boy Scouts.

b. A cord of braided leather, fabric, or plastic strips made by a child as a project to keep busy.

intr.v. boon·dog·gled, boon·dog·gling, boon·dog·gles

To waste time or money on a boondoggle.

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[Coined by Robert H. Link (died 1957), American scoutmaster.]

 

Little Brother Matt's past his boondoggling days; now more important projects--like parenting his lovely children or emailing his Big Sister Mary--win his attention.