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.
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Zero-to-60 takes 6.0 seconds flat, top speed is 130 mph, and overall mileage, even figuring in plenty of hard beating through the boondocks, runs out at 16 mpg.
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Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 21 Feb. 2023
Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 21 Feb. 2023
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“The boondocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20boondocks. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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