boonies
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of boonies
First recorded in 1950–55; see origin at boon(docks), -ie
Example Sentences
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We’re in the boonies of 18th-century Austria, a land of tall, lonely forests and craggy hillsides.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2024
She said the nearby Cedarpines Park community “is a big elderly community. They live in the boonies, and nobody’s gone there yet.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2023
We lived out in the middle of nowhere, in the boonies, and our closest neighbor was two miles away.
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2022
In contrast, New York and other older Eastern cities were already overflowing, and courses had to be built in the boonies.
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 17, 2020
In an odd way, though, there were times when I missed the adventure, even the danger, of the real war out in the boonies.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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