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.
Origin of boondocks
1940–45,
Americanism; < Tagalog
bundok mountain +
-s3 (in locative derivations such as
the sticks, the dumps, etc.)
SYNONYMS FOR boondocks
Words nearby boondocks
boomlet,
boomslang,
boomy,
boon,
boondocker,
boondocks,
boondoggle,
boone,
boone, daniel,
booner,
boong
Example sentences from the Web for boondocks
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Aaron McGruder’s ‘The Boondocks’ Returns Without Aaron McGruder |Rich Goldstein |April 21, 2014 |DAILY BEASTLast year Boyd was transferred to Haynesville Correctional Center, a medium-security prison deep in the Virginia boondocks.
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