First encountered: Random googling un-earthed this quote: If we can boon-doggle ourselves out of this depression, that word is going to be enshrined in the hearts of the American people for years to come. Franklin D Roosevelt
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| Is this a statement of his state of mind or the state of the States? |
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How to use it in everyday conversation:
- WE can boondoggle around all day but that won't get the washing done.
- If we can get the workers boondoggling they might not notice that we're pulling the country down around their ears Anon. attributed to nameless (possibly tory) politician
- You say you are forming a short, blunt human pyramid but I say you are a boondoggler
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Love the whole word thing...
ReplyDeletePersonally my favorite word is 'groke'
To groke is to beg for food. One could use it in the following context: -
I turned round to my dog and told it firmly to stop groking, sadly Billy is just a boxer and therefore didn't fully understand the command and continued to watch my sandwich intently.
Love this word - starts off smooth then goes bouncy - much like boondoggling does.
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