boondocks

plural noun

boon·docks ˈbün-ˌdäks How to pronounce boondocks (audio)

US, informal : a remote, thinly settled rural area : sticks

Upper Michigan seems both exotic and entirely American, a boondocks with its own special flavor.

Frank Conroy

—usually used with the

living out in the boondocksIn show business, this trio would have bombed in the boondocks, far from the Broadway lights.

James Baldwin

US, informal, chiefly in military use : rough country filled with dense brush

—usually used with the

The drill is to swim in undetected, get into the boondocks, change to camouflage, and move out for some kind of simulated strike on the base.

Richard Hill

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Boondocks and Boondoggles

Boon (“ a timely benefit; a favor”) is a fairly old English word, dating back to the 12th century. In light of this one might be excused for thinking that words such as boondocks ("a rural area") and boondoggle (“a wasteful or impractical project or activity often involving graft”) are of similar vintage. However, not only are both of these words much newer than boon, they are not related to it (or to each other), except by a coincidence of spelling. Boondoggle is believed to have been coined in the 1920s by the American scoutmaster Robert H. Link as a name for the braided leather cords that are made and worn by Boy Scouts; it took on the “wasteful project” meaning sometime after. Boondocks is also a word from the early 20th century: it comes from the Tagalog word for a mountain, and was brought to English by the U.S. military forces who had occupied the Philippines at the beginning of the 20th century.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web There is nothing glamorous about 620 Folsom St., a 99-year-old building in what once was the industrial boondocks of downtown San Francisco.

John King, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Sep. 2021 There is a unique force in the boondocks of Buenos Aires, Argentina: music producer Bizarrap, a sort of South American Dr. Dre, a hitmaker who has already accustomed its loyal fan base of tens of millions to a weekly smash rap hit.

Javier Hasse, Forbes, 27 May 2021 The group would occasionally hit balls on a few makeshift holes in the boondocks north of Covington, but the experience was less than satisfying and the linksters desired a real course closer to home.

Kim Chatelain | Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 10 Jan. 2021

boondocks

plural noun

as in countryside

the open rural area outside of big towns and cities a former city girl who was still adjusting to life in the boondocks

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countryside
nowhere
country
boonies
wilderness
sticks
backwoods
middle of nowhere
wild
backwater
bush
outback
hinterland
exurbia
backcountry
frontier
up-country

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

megalopolis
urban sprawl
conurbation

单词	boondocks
释义	boondocks plural noun boon·docks ˈbün-ˌdäks 1 US, informal : a remote, thinly settled rural area : sticks Upper Michigan seems both exotic and entirely American, a boondocks with its own special flavor. Frank Conroy —usually used with the living out in the boondocksIn show business, this trio would have bombed in the boondocks, far from the Broadway lights. James Baldwin 2 US, informal, chiefly in military use : rough country filled with dense brush —usually used with the The drill is to swim in undetected, get into the boondocks, change to camouflage, and move out for some kind of simulated strike on the base. Richard Hill Did you know? Boondocks and Boondoggles Boon (“ a timely benefit; a favor”) is a fairly old English word, dating back to the 12th century. In light of this one might be excused for thinking that words such as boondocks ("a rural area") and boondoggle (“a wasteful or impractical project or activity often involving graft”) are of similar vintage. However, not only are both of these words much newer than boon, they are not related to it (or to each other), except by a coincidence of spelling. Boondoggle is believed to have been coined in the 1920s by the American scoutmaster Robert H. Link as a name for the braided leather cords that are made and worn by Boy Scouts; it took on the “wasteful project” meaning sometime after. Boondocks is also a word from the early 20th century: it comes from the Tagalog word for a mountain, and was brought to English by the U.S. military forces who had occupied the Philippines at the beginning of the 20th century. Synonyms boonies [slang] country countryside nowhere sticks See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web There is nothing glamorous about 620 Folsom St., a 99-year-old building in what once was the industrial boondocks of downtown San Francisco. John King, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Sep. 2021 There is a unique force in the boondocks of Buenos Aires, Argentina: music producer Bizarrap, a sort of South American Dr. Dre, a hitmaker who has already accustomed its loyal fan base of tens of millions to a weekly smash rap hit. Javier Hasse, Forbes, 27 May 2021 The group would occasionally hit balls on a few makeshift holes in the boondocks north of Covington, but the experience was less than satisfying and the linksters desired a real course closer to home. Kim Chatelain \| Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 10 Jan. 2021 Word History Etymology Tagalog bundok mountain First Known Use circa 1909, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Phrases Containing boondocks the boondocks the boondocks boondocks plural noun as in countryside the open rural area outside of big towns and cities a former city girl who was still adjusting to life in the boondocks Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance countryside nowhere country boonies wilderness sticks backwoods middle of nowhere wild backwater bush outback hinterland exurbia backcountry frontier up-country Antonyms & Near Antonyms megalopolis urban sprawl conurbation
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boondocks

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