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boondocks
[ boon-doks ]
/ ËbunËdÉks /
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noun (used with a plural verb)Usually the boondocks .
an uninhabited area with thick natural vegetation, as a backwoods or marsh.
a remote rural area: The company moved to a small town out in the boondocks.
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Origin of boondocks
An Americanism first recorded in 1940â45; from Tagalog bundok âmountainâ + -s3 (in locative derivations such as the sticks, the dumps, etc.)
Words nearby boondocks
boom, sonic, boom town, boomy, boon, boondocker, boondocks, boondoggle, Boone, Boone, Daniel, booner, boong
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British Dictionary definitions for boondocks
boondocks
/ (ËbuËnËdÉks) /
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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