How do you say boondoggle in Spanish?

Question

An example of a boondoggle in English is to have to go to Hawaii for a conference for work. It is free and a vacation and you won't get much accomplished. A boondoggle. Another example might be to skip work for the afternoon and play golf.

Answer 1

Jaja, that's such a funny word...Boondoggle. I have never heard it before! Thank you for expanding my vocabulary

Answer 2

Boondoggle

Verb: Waste money or time on such projects. Noun: Work or activity that is wasteful or pointless but gives the appearance of having value.

Politically, often used to describe public works projects gone wrong, such as "Bridge to Nowhere."

Answer 3

A boondoggle is usually a plan gone badly awry. So in Spanish I would use " catástrof"

even though word refeference says this

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Answer 4

Wow an English word I have never heard before, I learn something new every day.

My friends and colleagues in the USA use this when they plan to skip out of work early for something fun. - emac, Jul 17, 2011

Answer 5

Haha I love that word now.