Using corporate funds to visit a client that you really don't need to see. The real reason for visiting the client is to explore the area, visit a friend, try the food scene, or some other personal reason not associated with work. Your boss is unaware of your true motive and believes you are actually conducting work.
Salesperson 1: "Jim is going to Hawaii to visit his client next week."
Salesperson 2: "Bullshit. Jim's client there is tiny. That's just a boondoggle so he can surf all week. I bet he only goes to the office once."
by FQ_GFY February 11, 2020
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a business trip, often to an exotic destination, in which you do more relaxing/fun stuff than work
During my boondoggle in Honolulu, the company put me up in a mighty nice resort hotel. I came home with a great tan.
by creaternity May 28, 2006
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Wasteful project or activity.

Origin: Used during the great depression to describe a wasteful project carried out by the WPA
"Making" a road that was already there was an example of bondoggling.
by Locutus March 27, 2005
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1.- An unnecessary or wasteful project or activity.

2.- A hopeless Case

3.- Some sort of deformed toy made from parts of other different toys
"Holy shit of Jesus Martha, stop boondoggleing and so something productive"

"You're such a Boondoggle, all you like to do is drink urine while staring at the dead corpse of your grandma"

"Is that a Boondoggle you've got there, It's pretty badass, it must have costed a fortune"
by Rocketeam February 24, 2004
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(verb) This occurs when you're in a school restroom and someone's pants are completely down and their ass is fully exposed, and then you decide to slap their bare ass cheeks.
Example: (Tyrese has his ass out) SMACK! "Damn bro you just boondoggled his ass."
by stickpogo October 19, 2021
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