- boonies, the
- boon|ies, the noun plural AMERICAN INFORMALthe BOONDOCKS
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
boonies, the
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the boonies — US informal : ↑boondocks The school is way out in the boonies. • • • Main Entry: ↑boonies … Useful english dictionary
the boonies — the boondocks UK [ˈbuːndɒks] / US [ˈbunˌdɑks] or the boonies UK [ˈbuːnɪz] / US [ˈbunɪz] noun [plural] American informal a place that is a long way from a town or city … English dictionary
boonies — colloquial shortening of BOONDOCKS (Cf. boondocks); by 1964, originally among U.S. troops in Vietnam War (in reference to the rural areas of the country, as opposed to Saigon) … Etymology dictionary
(the) boonies — the boonies variant UK [ˈbuːniz] US [ˈbuniz] Main entry: boondocks … Useful english dictionary
boonies — [bo͞o′nēz] pl.n. Slang boondocks; hinterland: used with the … English World dictionary
the boondocks — UK [ˈbuːndɒks] / US [ˈbunˌdɑks] or the boonies UK [ˈbuːnɪz] / US [ˈbunɪz] noun [plural] American informal a place that is a long way from a town or city … English dictionary
(the) boondocks — the boondocks UK [ˈbuːndɒks] US [ˈbunˌdɑks] noun [plural] american informal a place that is a long way from a town or city Thesaurus: areas and places outside of towns and citieshyponym Variant: boonies … Useful english dictionary
boonies — 1) Formula 1 slang. Anywhere off the track but still part of the circuit: where drivers end up when they leave the track. And that s Pedro De La Rosa in the boonies. 2) The boondocks, the rural areas. Here come those hicks from the boonies … Dictionary of american slang
boonies — 1) Formula 1 slang. Anywhere off the track but still part of the circuit: where drivers end up when they leave the track. And that s Pedro De La Rosa in the boonies. 2) The boondocks, the rural areas. Here come those hicks from the boonies … Dictionary of american slang
the boonies — np Way out in the country. Greta married some yahoo fromthe boonies. 1980s … Historical dictionary of American slang
