boondocks

[boon-doks]

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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.

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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2. back country, backwoods, provinces; boonies, sticks.

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Related Words for boondocks

backwoods, country, bush, hinterland, boonies

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British Dictionary definitions for boondocks

boondocks

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

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.