1930s slang

A boondoggle is a project that is considered a waste of both time and money, yet is often continued due to extraneous policy or political motivations.

thumb|Poster for the 1935 film G Men thumb|right|American World War II home front poster "Don't be an Amateur G-man!" G-man (short for "government man", plural G-men) is an American slang term for agents of the United States Government. It is especially used as a term for an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).