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boondocks

[ boon-doks ]

noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. a remote rural area:

    The company moved to a small town out in the boondocks.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. an uninhabited area with thick natural vegetation, such as a backwoods or marsh.


verb (used without object)

  1. ǴDz·dz [boon, -dok], to camp, especially in a vehicle, in places other than recognized campgrounds, such as in a mall parking lot, a highway rest area, or a field:

    We called the inn to ask if we could boondock with our RV in their parking lot.

boondocks

/ ˈːˌɒ /

plural noun

  1. wild, desolate, or uninhabitable country
  2. a remote rural or provincial area
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of boondocks1

An Americanism first recorded in 1940–45; from Tagalog bundok “mountain” + -s 3 (in locative derivations such as the sticks, the dumps, etc.)
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of boondocks1

C20: from Tagalog bundok mountain
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On the other hand, Trump claims Biden is a crime lord who never sleeps — a supervillain looting and pillaging at will, while only owning a modest house in the boondocks of Delaware.

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Maybe this special group moves "off the grid" into the boondocks where they could text and drive without fear of oversight.

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Living off the grid in “the boondocks,” she and her husband are used to having to stock up on food, water and gas for their generator in case of emergencies.

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He and his wife, Amanda Verbeck, having not had a getaway in a while, went off into the boondocks over the weekend.

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On freezing days I have to take bus 209, which is the bus that goes to the apartments, the trailer park outside of town, and all the way out in the boondocks.

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