boonies
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of boonies
First recorded in 1950–55; see origin at boon(docks), -ie
Example Sentences
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Gauging by the skull flag prominently displayed in Grady’s basement, the boonies of the Pacific Northwest are populated solely by unsocialized, militia-affiliated wild men.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2025
Anne E. Thompson’s understated performance as Dani, a rookie cop patrolling the boonies, crept up slowly like a colt finding her hind legs.
From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
After losing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to compete in nationals, they're left to fend for themselves in the forested boonies of Canada.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2021
Isolated in the boonies with only the housekeeper to talk to, the governess longs to do something meaningful with her life and to be seen in full by the man she admires.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2020
Near Chu Lai the patrols had been serious, but away from Chu Lai, in the deep boonies, they were dead serious.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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