boondocks
[ boon-doks ]
/ ˈbunˌdɒks /
noun (used with a plural verb)
an uninhabited area with thick natural vegetation, as a backwoods or marsh (usually preceded by the).
a remote rural area (usually preceded by the): The company moved to a small town out in the boondocks.
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Nearby words
boomlet, boomslang, boomy, boon, boondocker, boondocks, boondoggle, boone, boone, daniel, booner, boong
Origin of boondocks
1940–45, Americanism; < Tagalog bundok mountain + -s3 (in locative derivations such as the sticks, the dumps, etc.)
SYNONYMS FOR boondocks
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British Dictionary definitions for boondocks
boondocks
/ (ˈbuːnˌdɒks) /
pl n the boondocks US and Canadian slang
wild, desolate, or uninhabitable country
a remote rural or provincial area
Sometimes shortened to: the Boonies
Word Origin for boondocks
C20: from Tagalog bundok mountain
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Word Origin and History for boondocks
boondocks
1910s, from Tagalog bundok "mountain." Adopted by occupying American soldiers in the Philippines for "remote and wild place." Reinforced or re-adopted during World War II. Hence, also boondockers "shoes suited for rough terrain," originally (1944) U.S. services slang word for field boots.
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