the boondocks

plural noun

US, informal

: an area that is not close to any towns or cities

She grew up in the boondocks, so city life came as a real shock to her.

Examples of the boondocks in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In Dave Boyle’s creepfest, a medium plies her trade at a country home in the boondocks. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026

Many of them, alas, want to get the unpleasant business of hunting in the boondocks over with as soon as possible. — Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024

Businessmen in the boondocks often flattered their Roman overlords by financing expensive monuments, Isin said. — Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024

Rhymes for the boondocks

• aftershocks
• chatterbox
• chickenpox
• equinox
• firebox
• goldilocks
• hollyhocks
• interlocks
• orthodox
• paradox
• tomahawks
• balks