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boondocks


boon·docks

noun pl \ˈbün-ˌdäks\

Definition of BOONDOCKS

1
: rough country filled with dense brush
2
: a rural area : sticks

Examples of BOONDOCKS

  1. <a former city girl who was still adjusting to life in the boondocks>

Origin of BOONDOCKS

Tagalog bundok mountain
First Known Use: 1930

Other Geology Terms

anthracite, boulder, cwm, erratic, igneous, intrusive, mesa, sedimentary, silt, swale

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