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boondocks

[boon-doks] / ˈbunˌdɒks /


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“I thought I was about as far out in the boondocks as you could get.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Maybe this special group moves "off the grid" into the boondocks where they could text and drive without fear of oversight.

From Salon Mar. 21, 2023

He and his wife, Amanda Verbeck, having not had a getaway in a while, went off into the boondocks over the weekend.

From Washington Post Sep. 13, 2022

Suddenly not among the moneyed class, she hustled herself through the redbrick boondocks of the University of Vermont.

From The Verge May 12, 2021

On freezing days I have to take bus 209, which is the bus that goes to the apartments, the trailer park outside of town, and all the way out in the boondocks.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri




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