A foolish undertaking, especially one that is purposeless, fruitless, nonsensical, or certain to fail.
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I'm afraid my friend is on a fool's errand to get mixed up in that ponzi scheme.
Submitted on September 01, 2009
Modified by TriplePurple on December 19, 2023
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