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noun (used with a plural verb)
- an uninhabited area with thick natural vegetation, as a backwoods or marsh (usually preceded by the).
- a remote rural area (usually preceded by the): The company moved to a small town out in the boondocks.
pl n the boondocks US and Canadian slang
- wild, desolate, or uninhabitable country
- a remote rural or provincial area
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.