boondocks
a remote rural area: The company moved to a small town out in the boondocks.
an uninhabited area with thick natural vegetation, such as a backwoods or marsh.
boon·dock [boon-dok], /ˈbunˌdɒk/, 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.
Origin of boondocks
1Other words for boondocks
1 | back country, backwoods, provinces; boonies, sticks |
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How to use boondocks in a sentence
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British Dictionary definitions for boondocks
/ (ˈbuːnˌdɒks) /
wild, desolate, or uninhabitable country
a remote rural or provincial area
Origin of boondocks
1- Sometimes shortened to: the Boonies
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