#WordOfTheDay #MerriamWebster 27 April 2026
boondoggle
https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/boondoggle-2026-04-27
When boondoggle popped up in the early 1900s, lots of people tried to explain where the word came from. One theory traced it to an Ozarkian word for 'gadget,' while another related it to the Tagalog