Word of the Day for Wednesday, December 15, 2010
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boondocks \BOON-doks\, noun:
boondocks \BOON-doks\, noun:
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1. A remote rural area (usually preceded by "the.")
1. A remote rural area (usually preceded by "the.")
2. An uninhabited area with thick natural vegetation, as a backwoods or marsh.
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The B.O. needs to take a two year walkabout in the boondocks!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Boondocks finds its way into English from the Tagalog word bundok, "mountain." Adopted by occupying American soldiers in the Philippines to designate a "remote and wild place."
Boondocks finds its way into English from the Tagalog word bundok, "mountain." Adopted by occupying American soldiers in the Philippines to designate a "remote and wild place."
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