noun
boondoggle
Decorative cordwork made by braiding plastic strands.
The campers braid colorful plastic strands into a boondoggle keychain.
Etymology
Boondoggle first named braided cordwork used for items such as lanyards in scouting. It is a coined word without a securely established division into older roots.
More examples
- She learned to make boondoggle at summer camp.
- The bracelet is made of tightly woven boondoggle.
- He chooses three colors for his boondoggle project.
Forms
boondoggle · boondoggles
Similar words
- braid
- A braid is any interwoven arrangement of strands; boondoggle names this decorative craftwork.