单词 | boondocks |
释义 | boondocks /boohn"doks'/, 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. [1940-45, Amer.; < Tagalog bundok mountain + -S3 (in locative derivations such as the sticks, the dumps, etc.)] Syn. 2. back country, backwoods, provinces; boonies, sticks. |
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