boondoggle
boondoggle , verb
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.
boondoggle , verb
to do useless, wasteful, or trivial work.