the boondocks
noun [plural] /ˈbuːn.dɒks/
/-dɑːks/ US disapprovingDefinition
› any area in the country that is quiet, has few people living in it, and is a long way away from a town or cityThe countryside
(Definition of the boondocks noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- beauty spot noun (COUNTRYSIDE)
- bucolic adjective
- bumpkin noun
- countrified adjective
- country noun (NATURAL LAND)
- countryman noun (FROM THE COUNTRYSIDE)
- countryside noun
- countrywoman noun
- hillbilly noun
- hinterland noun
- land noun (DRY SURFACE)
- landscape noun
- out-of-town adjective
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- stick noun (COUNTRYSIDE)
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