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boondocks — oondocks n. a remote and undeveloped area; sometimes used deprecatingly. Syn: backwoods, back country, hinterland. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
boondocks — 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 … Etymology dictionary
boondocks — [bo͞on′däks΄] pl.n. [orig. WWII military slang < Tagalog bundok, mountain] Informal 1. a jungle or a wild, heavily wooded area; wilderness ☆ 2. any remote rural or provincial region; hinterland: Used with the boondock adj … English World dictionary
Boondocks — The Boondocks ist ein täglich in diversen US amerikanischen Zeitungen (darunter die Los Angeles Times, die Washington Post oder der Chicago Tribune) erscheinender Comicstrip. Autor und Zeichner ist der US Amerikaner Aaron McGruder. Hauptthemen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Boondocks — The boondocks is a remote, usually brushy rural areaWilliams, Edwin B. (general editor). The Scribner Bantam English Dictionary, Revised Edition , Bantam Books, September 1991, 1078 pages (from page 105), ISBN 0553264966] ; or a term for a remote … Wikipedia
Boondocks — The Boondocks The Boondocks est un comic strip créé et écrit par Aaron McGruder. La première bande est publiée en 1997 pour le journal de l Université du Maryland sous le nom The Diamondback et le strip a commencé à être publié dans les journaux… … Wikipédia en Français
boondocks — /boohn doks /, n. (used with a pl. v.) 1. an uninhabited area with thick natural vegetation, as a backwoods or marsh (usually prec. by the). 2. a remote rural area (usually prec. by the): The company moved to a small town out in the boondocks.… … Universalium
boondocks — Synonyms and related words: China, Darkest Africa, God knows where, Greenland, North Pole, Outer Mongolia, Pago Pago, Pillars of Hercules, Siberia, South Pole, Thule, Tierra del Fuego, Timbuktu, Ultima Thule, Yukon, afforestation, antipodes,… … Moby Thesaurus
boondocks — boon|docks [ˈbu:ndɔks US da:ks] n [plural] AmE informal [Date: 1900 2000; : Tagalog; Origin: bundok mountain ] the boondocks a place that is a long way from the nearest town … Dictionary of contemporary English
boondocks — n An isolated place in the country. He lives somewhere out in the boondocks. 1940s … Historical dictionary of American slang
