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boondocks

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boon·docks  (bndks)
pl.n. Slang
1. Wild and dense brush; jungle.
2. Rural country; the backwoods.

[From Tagalog bundok, mountain.]

boondocks [ˈbuːnˌdɒks]
pl n
the US and Canadian slang
1. wild, desolate, or uninhabitable country
2. a remote rural or provincial area Sometimes shortened to the Boonies
[from Tagalog bundok mountain]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.boondocksboondocks - a remote and undeveloped area        
rural area, country - an area outside of cities and towns; "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country"
Translations
boondocks [ˈbuːndɒks] NPL (US) out in the boondocksen el quinto pino
boondocks
pl (US inf: = backwoods) → Wildnis f; in the boondocksirgendwo, jwd (inf)


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