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单词 boondocks
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
boon•docks /ˈbunˌdɑks/USA pronunciation   n. [the + ~]
  1. a remote area:Instead of promoting him, they sent him off to the boondocks.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
boon•docks  (bo̅o̅n′doks′),USA pronunciation n. (used with a pl. v.)
  1. an uninhabited area with thick natural vegetation, as a backwoods or marsh (usually prec. by the).
  2. a remote rural area (usually prec. by the):The company moved to a small town out in the boondocks.
  • Tagalog bundok mountain + -s3 (in locative derivations such as the sticks, the dumps, etc.)
  • 1940–45, American.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged back country, backwoods, provinces; boonies, sticks.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
boondocks /ˈbuːnˌdɒks/ pl n the boondocks ⇒ US Canadian slang
  1. wild, desolate, or uninhabitable country
  2. a remote rural or provincial area
Etymology: 20th Century: from Tagalog bundok mountain
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