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Definition of boondocks
boondocks
- Tagalog for mountains and the phrase "live in the boonies" is a corruption of this. Probably comes from when the GIs were in the Philippines.
Last edited on May 06 2011. Submitted by Ming A. from Hong Kong on Jun 29 2005.
noun - plural
- a place that is far from the current location.
- See more words with the same meaning: far away, rural area, boring place.
Last edited on May 06 2011. Submitted by Leonard R. from Saint Petersburg, FL, USA on May 20 2004.
- a place far from other people or from excitement; "the middle of nowhere".
My friend Josh lives in the boondocks.
I'm not driving there - it's in the middle of the boondocks.
- See more words with the same meaning: far away, rural area, boring place.
Last edited on May 06 2011. Submitted by Mark K. on Sep 30 2004.
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