- wild, desolate, or uninhabitable country
- a remote rural or provincial area
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boon•docks /ˈbunˌdɑks/USA pronunciation
n. [the + ~]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a remote area:Instead of promoting him, they sent him off to the boondocks.
boon•docks
(bo̅o̅n′doks′),USA pronunciation n. (used with a pl. v.)
- an uninhabited area with thick natural vegetation, as a backwoods or marsh (usually prec. by the).
- a remote rural area (usually prec. by the):The company moved to a small town out in the boondocks.
- Tagalog bundok mountain + -s3 (in locative derivations such as the sticks, the dumps, etc.)
- 1940–45, American.
- 2. back country, backwoods, provinces; boonies, sticks.
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boondocks /ˈbuːnˌdɒks/ pl n the boondocks ⇒ US Canadian slang
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