in. to leave the road in a car for the boondocks. : Tom has a four-wheel-drive so we can really boon!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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The chief then sends out the new fire to all his villages, and the villagers reward his messengers for the boon.
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