boondock
boondock Lexical Profile
boondock Game Scores & Validity
• noun
North American Rough, remote, or isolated country (almost always used in the plural, 'the boondocks').
"They bought an old cabin out in the boondocks to escape the noise of the city."
• verb
North American To camp in a recreational vehicle or tent in a remote area without connection to water, electricity, or sewer hookups.
"We installed solar panels on our camper so we could boondock on public lands for a week."
• adjective
North American Located in or characteristic of a remote, isolated, or rural area.
"The small clinic serves several boondock communities scattered across the mountain range."
Word Nuance & Usage
As a noun, this word is almost always used in the plural form ('the boondocks').
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed by American soldiers during the Philippine-American War (1899–1902) from the Tagalog word 'bundok', meaning 'mountain'.