boondocks
pronunciation
How to pronounce boondocks in British English:
UK [ˈbu:ndɒks]
How to pronounce boondocks in American English:
US [ˈbundɑks]
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- Noun:
- a remote and undeveloped area
Word Origin
- boondocks (n.)
- 1910s, from Tagalog bundok "mountain." Adopted by occupying American soldiers in the Philippines for "remote and wild place." Reinforced or re-adopted during World War II. Hence, also boondockers "shoes suited for rough terrain," originally (1944) U.S. services slang word for field boots.
Example
- 1. What are you doing in these boondocks ?
- 2. Drive out to the boondocks and park down by the creek .
- 3. Managers and other highly skilled staff often demand steep pay rises to move from sophisticated coastal cities to the boondocks .
- 4. The new capital in boondocks appearance a giant mosaic over the capital access way .
- 5. An old country doctor went way out to the boondocks to deliver a baby .