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noun
Work of little or no value done merely to look busy.
is a specific kind of: dissipation, waste, wastefulness.
derivation: boondogglev1.
verb
Do useless, wasteful, or trivial work.
is a specific kind of: work.
derivation: boondogglen1.
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