boondoggle(n = noun.act) - work of little or no value done merely to look busy;
is a kind of dissipation, waste, wastefulness
Derived form verb boondoggle₁

   boondoggle(v = verb.social) - do useless, wasteful, or trivial work;
is one way to work
Derived form noun boondoggle₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s

1.  a braided cord made by hand by young scouts, used for various purposes, such as a hat cord or a key chain.

2.  a useless, wasteful, or impractical project; -- especially one authorized by a government agency as a favor to partisans, to employ unemployed people, or in return for corrupt payments. [PJC]

   to do useless, wasteful, or trivial work. [WordNet 1.5]