{"loaderData":{"0":null,"0-3":[{"type":"fetchPageData/fulfilled","payload":{"_id":"home-legacy","story":{"created_at":"2023-07-04T15:14:18.526Z","published_at":"2024-05-02T04:05:00.000Z","content":{"heroModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/ampersand/","text":"Read more.","target":"_self"}],"article":{"name":"What Are Ampersands and How Do You Use Them?","content":{"topicLabel":"Informal writing"}},"imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/featured/hero/what-are-ampersands-and-how-do-you-use-them-20251013.png","description":"We explain the finer points of the ampersand's use — from informal writing to company names.","subjectLabel":"Today"}],"quizModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/learn/quizzes","text":"Go to all quizzes","target":"_self"}],"image":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-quiz.png","articleLink":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/quizzes/quiz-yourself-on-anytime-vs-any-time","text":"Take the full quiz.","target":"_self"}],"subjectLabel":"Quiz","wordpressSlug":"quiz-yourself-on-anytime-vs-any-time","questionNumber":"2"}],"xotdModule":[],"gamesModule":[{"gamesList":[{"name":"Daily Crossword","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:24:23.318Z","published_at":"2024-02-07T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141299,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/crossword/","text":"Daily Crossword","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215805,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-crossword.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":""},"slug":"daily-crossword","full_slug":"games/daily-crossword","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"013f4974-3fad-4e2b-8aa2-c573ef31f263","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:55.972Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Hurdle","created_at":"2023-07-07T20:42:46.109Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":337835996,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/todays-hurdle","text":"Hurdle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215808,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/hurdle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/hurdle"},"slug":"hurdle","full_slug":"games/hurdle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-30,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3342f4e9-9403-4609-a956-7cd5eab50dc9","first_published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:55.648Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Puzzle","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:31:56.964Z","published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:59.422Z","id":336150578,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-puzzle","text":"Word Puzzle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215807,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-puzzle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false}},"slug":"word-puzzle","full_slug":"games/word-puzzle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-20,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"71792320-7229-4ab6-8558-b3af16f5e557","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:43.933Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Wipe","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:28:02.623Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141320,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe","text":"Word Wipe","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215806,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-wipe.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe"},"slug":"word-wipe","full_slug":"games/word-wipe","sort_by_date":null,"position":-10,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3789fc63-90b3-4407-99f4-fa263d1a3e39","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:50.947Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true}],"description":"Calling all cruciverbalists! Sharpen your mind with crosswords and word games, or take a brain break with your favorite classic games.","subjectLabel":"Games"}],"commonModule":[],"ribbonModule":[],"trendingModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/emoji/face-in-clouds-emoji/","text":"How Are You Using the Face in Clouds Emoji 😶‍🌫️?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/white-tie-vs-black-tie/","text":"White Tie vs. Black Tie: Which Is More Formal?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/pasta-shapes-names/","text":"All the Pasta Shape Names Explained: How Many Do You Know?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/pop-culture/comfort-character/","text":"Who's Your Comfort Character?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/whycapitali/","text":"Why Do We Capitalize the Pronoun \"I\"?"}]}}],"subjectLabel":"Trending"}],"newsletterModule":[{"title":"Salutations, logophile!","imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/newsletter.png","description":"Sign up to get everything a word lover could want: word origins, fun facts, and the latest language trends.","subjectLabel":"Newsletter"}],"largeRibbonModule":[],"recirculationModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/soccer-or-football/","text":"Why Do Americans Call Football \"Soccer\"?"}],"topicLabel":"⚽ Sports"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/name-meanings-in-dictionary/","text":"Is Your Name in the Dictionary?"}],"topicLabel":"Look yourself up"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/writing/how-to-write-a-scary-story-tips-to-haunt-your-reader/","text":"How to Write a Scary Story: Tips to Haunt Your Readers"}],"topicLabel":"Writing tips"}}],"subjectLabel":"Featured"}]},"slug":"shared-homepage","full_slug":"homepages/shared-homepage","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140983,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"c7ed375b-9129-448c-aeec-9f52e3fef270","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T18:23:43.845Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null}},"meta":{"requestId":"9qeeZz5ZODj68bvrCnBRD","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"luna/fetchExampleSentences/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"nlp":[{"id":"6524300-5","sentence":"On the other hand, Trump claims Biden is a crime lord who never sleeps — a supervillain looting and pillaging at will, while only owning a modest house in the boondocks of Delaware.","source":{"sourceName":"Salon","publicationDate":"2023-09-07T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2023-09-07T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.salon.com/2023/09/07/vs-biden-2024-will-be-all-time-ugly--and-the-medias-making-it-worse/","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Brian Karem","title":"Trump vs. Biden 2024 will be all-time ugly — and the media's making it worse"},"offsets":[159,168]},{"id":"6407527-24","sentence":"Maybe this special group moves \"off the grid\" into the boondocks where they could text and drive without fear of oversight.","source":{"sourceName":"Salon","publicationDate":"2023-03-21T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2023-03-21T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.salon.com/2023/03/21/secession-is-here-states-cities-and-the-wealthy-are-already-withdrawing-from-america_partner/","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Michael J. Lee","title":"Secession is here: States, cities and the wealthy are already withdrawing from America"},"offsets":[55,64]},{"id":"6399585-30","sentence":"Living off the grid in “the boondocks,” she and her husband are used to having to stock up on food, water and gas for their generator in case of emergencies.","source":{"sourceName":"Los Angeles Times","publicationDate":"2023-03-09T05:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2023-03-09T05:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-09/la-me-rural-california-storm-rain-snow-flood","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Hailey Branson-Potts","title":"Endless winter: Rural Northern California set to endure yet another storm"},"offsets":[28,37]},{"id":"6257845-39","sentence":"He and his wife, Amanda Verbeck, having not had a getaway in a while, went off into the boondocks over the weekend.","source":{"sourceName":"Washington Post","publicationDate":"2022-09-13T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2022-09-13T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/09/13/albert-pujols-home-runs/","abbreviation":"nlp","title":"Perspective | Sports fans should never leave early. Albert Pujols just showed us why."},"offsets":[88,97]},{"id":"6126152-2092","sentence":"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.","source":{"sourceName":"Literature","publicationDate":"2020-08-25T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2020-08-25T00:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/1646140001","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Daniel Nayeri","title":"Everything Sad Is Untrue"},"offsets":[148,157]}],"tdb":[],"gbg":[]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"boondocks"},"requestId":"mnMGumvqRwDQ4U7iPWFZ2","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusRelatedEntries/fulfilled","payload":{"relatedEntries":[{"headword":"back country","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"undeveloped rural area","slug":"back-country","synonyms":[{"headword":"back o' beyond","slug":"back-o-beyond"},{"headword":"back of beyond","slug":"back-of-beyond"},{"headword":"backwoods","slug":"backwoods"},{"headword":"boondocks","slug":"boondocks"},{"headword":"boonies","slug":"boonies"},{"headword":"godforsaken place","slug":"godforsaken-place"},{"headword":"hinterland","slug":"hinterland"},{"headword":"outback","slug":"outback"},{"headword":"the boonies","slug":"the-boonies"},{"headword":"the sticks","slug":"the-sticks"},{"headword":"wilderness","slug":"wilderness"}]},{"headword":"backcountry","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"rural area","slug":"backcountry","synonyms":[{"headword":"boondocks","slug":"boondocks"},{"headword":"boonies","slug":"boonies"},{"headword":"bush","slug":"bush"},{"headword":"farm","slug":"farm"},{"headword":"hinterlands","slug":"hinterlands"},{"headword":"sticks","slug":"sticks"}]},{"headword":"backwoods","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"forests; land distant from settled area","slug":"backwoods","synonyms":[{"headword":"backcountry","slug":"backcountry"},{"headword":"boondocks","slug":"boondocks"},{"headword":"frontier","slug":"frontier"},{"headword":"hinterland","slug":"hinterland"},{"headword":"interior","slug":"interior"},{"headword":"isolation","slug":"isolation"},{"headword":"outback","slug":"outback"},{"headword":"rural area","slug":"rural-area"},{"headword":"sticks","slug":"sticks"},{"headword":"terra incognita","slug":"terra-incognita"},{"headword":"timberland","slug":"timberland"},{"headword":"woodland","slug":"woodland"}]},{"headword":"countries","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"rural area; area away from city","slug":"countries","synonyms":[{"headword":"back country","slug":"back-country"},{"headword":"backwoods","slug":"backwoods"},{"headword":"boondocks","slug":"boondocks"},{"headword":"boonies","slug":"boonies"},{"headword":"bush","slug":"bush"},{"headword":"countryside","slug":"countryside"},{"headword":"cow country","slug":"cow-country"},{"headword":"farmland","slug":"farmland"},{"headword":"farms","slug":"farms"},{"headword":"forests","slug":"forests"},{"headword":"green belt","slug":"green-belt"},{"headword":"hinterland","slug":"hinterland"},{"headword":"middle of nowhere","slug":"middle-of-nowhere"},{"headword":"outback","slug":"outback"},{"headword":"outdoors","slug":"outdoors"},{"headword":"province","slug":"province"},{"headword":"sticks","slug":"sticks"},{"headword":"up country","slug":"up-country"},{"headword":"wide open space","slug":"wide-open-space"},{"headword":"wilderness","slug":"wilderness"},{"headword":"wilds"},{"headword":"woodlands","slug":"woodlands"},{"headword":"woods","slug":"woods"}]},{"headword":"country","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"rural area; area away from city","slug":"country","synonyms":[{"headword":"back country","slug":"back-country"},{"headword":"backwoods","slug":"backwoods"},{"headword":"boondocks","slug":"boondocks"},{"headword":"boonies","slug":"boonies"},{"headword":"bush","slug":"bush"},{"headword":"countryside","slug":"countryside"},{"headword":"cow country","slug":"cow-country"},{"headword":"farmland","slug":"farmland"},{"headword":"farms","slug":"farms"},{"headword":"forests","slug":"forests"},{"headword":"green belt","slug":"green-belt"},{"headword":"hinterland","slug":"hinterland"},{"headword":"middle of nowhere","slug":"middle-of-nowhere"},{"headword":"outback","slug":"outback"},{"headword":"outdoors","slug":"outdoors"},{"headword":"province","slug":"province"},{"headword":"sticks","slug":"sticks"},{"headword":"up country","slug":"up-country"},{"headword":"wide open space","slug":"wide-open-space"},{"headword":"wilderness","slug":"wilderness"},{"headword":"wilds"},{"headword":"woodlands","slug":"woodlands"},{"headword":"woods","slug":"woods"}]},{"headword":"frontier","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"unexplored, unoccupied area of land","slug":"frontier","synonyms":[{"headword":"backcountry","slug":"backcountry"},{"headword":"backwater","slug":"backwater"},{"headword":"backwoods","slug":"backwoods"},{"headword":"boondocks","slug":"boondocks"},{"headword":"boonies","slug":"boonies"},{"headword":"bush","slug":"bush"},{"headword":"hinterland","slug":"hinterland"},{"headword":"outback","slug":"outback"},{"headword":"outskirts","slug":"outskirts"},{"headword":"sticks","slug":"sticks"},{"headword":"unknown","slug":"unknown"}]},{"headword":"frontiers","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"unexplored, unoccupied area of land","slug":"frontiers","synonyms":[{"headword":"backcountry","slug":"backcountry"},{"headword":"backwater","slug":"backwater"},{"headword":"backwoods","slug":"backwoods"},{"headword":"boondocks","slug":"boondocks"},{"headword":"boonies","slug":"boonies"},{"headword":"bush","slug":"bush"},{"headword":"hinterland","slug":"hinterland"},{"headword":"outback","slug":"outback"},{"headword":"outskirts","slug":"outskirts"},{"headword":"sticks","slug":"sticks"},{"headword":"unknown","slug":"unknown"}]},{"headword":"hinterland","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"backcountry","slug":"hinterland","synonyms":[{"headword":"boondocks","slug":"boondocks"},{"headword":"boonies","slug":"boonies"},{"headword":"borderland","slug":"borderland"},{"headword":"brush","slug":"brush"},{"headword":"bush country","slug":"bush-country"},{"headword":"frontier","slug":"frontier"},{"headword":"outback","slug":"outback"},{"headword":"sticks","slug":"sticks"},{"headword":"wasteland","slug":"wasteland"},{"headword":"wilderness","slug":"wilderness"},{"headword":"woods","slug":"woods"}]},{"headword":"inland","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"interior","slug":"inland","synonyms":[{"headword":"back-country"},{"headword":"backland","slug":"backland"},{"headword":"boondocks","slug":"boondocks"},{"headword":"central","slug":"central"},{"headword":"heartland","slug":"heartland"},{"headword":"hinterland","slug":"hinterland"},{"headword":"inward","slug":"inward"},{"headword":"midland","slug":"midland"},{"headword":"provincial","slug":"provincial"},{"headword":"upcountry","slug":"upcountry"}]},{"headword":"remote","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"out-of-the-way; in the distance","slug":"remote","synonyms":[{"headword":"alien","slug":"alien"},{"headword":"back","slug":"back"},{"headword":"backwoods","slug":"backwoods"},{"headword":"beyond","slug":"beyond"},{"headword":"boondocks","slug":"boondocks"},{"headword":"devious","slug":"devious"},{"headword":"distant","slug":"distant"},{"headword":"far","slug":"far"},{"headword":"far-flung","slug":"far-flung"},{"headword":"far-off","slug":"far-off"},{"headword":"faraway","slug":"faraway"},{"headword":"foreign","slug":"foreign"},{"headword":"frontier","slug":"frontier"},{"headword":"god-knows-where","slug":"god-knows-where"},{"headword":"godforsaken","slug":"godforsaken"},{"headword":"in a backwater","slug":"in-a-backwater"},{"headword":"inaccessible","slug":"inaccessible"},{"headword":"isolated","slug":"isolated"},{"headword":"lonely","slug":"lonely"},{"headword":"lonesome","slug":"lonesome"},{"headword":"middle of nowhere","slug":"middle-of-nowhere"},{"headword":"obscure","slug":"obscure"},{"headword":"off the beaten path","slug":"off-the-beaten-path"},{"headword":"off-lying","slug":"off-lying"},{"headword":"outlandish","slug":"outlandish"},{"headword":"outlying","slug":"outlying"},{"headword":"private","slug":"private"},{"headword":"removed","slug":"removed"},{"headword":"retired","slug":"retired"},{"headword":"secluded","slug":"secluded"},{"headword":"secret","slug":"secret"},{"headword":"undiscovered","slug":"undiscovered"},{"headword":"unknown","slug":"unknown"},{"headword":"unsettled","slug":"unsettled"},{"headword":"wild","slug":"wild"}]},{"headword":"town","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"incorporated community","slug":"town","synonyms":[{"headword":"boondocks","slug":"boondocks"},{"headword":"borough","slug":"borough"},{"headword":"burg","slug":"burg"},{"headword":"city","slug":"city"},{"headword":"hamlet","slug":"hamlet"},{"headword":"metropolis","slug":"metropolis"},{"headword":"municipality","slug":"municipality"},{"headword":"seat","slug":"seat"},{"headword":"sticks","slug":"sticks"},{"headword":"township","slug":"township"},{"headword":"whistle-stop","slug":"whistle-stop"}]},{"headword":"wilderness","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"forest","slug":"wilderness","synonyms":[{"headword":"back country","slug":"back-country"},{"headword":"badland","slug":"badland"},{"headword":"barrens","slug":"barrens"},{"headword":"boondocks","slug":"boondocks"},{"headword":"boonies","slug":"boonies"},{"headword":"bush","slug":"bush"},{"headword":"desert","slug":"desert"},{"headword":"forest","slug":"forest"},{"headword":"hinterland","slug":"hinterland"},{"headword":"jungle","slug":"jungle"},{"headword":"no-man's land","slug":"no-mans-land"},{"headword":"outback","slug":"outback"},{"headword":"primeval forest","slug":"primeval-forest"},{"headword":"sticks","slug":"sticks"},{"headword":"waste","slug":"waste"},{"headword":"wasteland","slug":"wasteland"},{"headword":"wild","slug":"wild"},{"headword":"wilds"}]},{"headword":"wilderness/wilds","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"uninhabited area","slug":"wilderness-wilds","synonyms":[{"headword":"back country","slug":"back-country"},{"headword":"back of beyond","slug":"back-of-beyond"},{"headword":"badland","slug":"badland"},{"headword":"barrens","slug":"barrens"},{"headword":"boondocks","slug":"boondocks"},{"headword":"bush","slug":"bush"},{"headword":"desert","slug":"desert"},{"headword":"forest","slug":"forest"},{"headword":"hinterland","slug":"hinterland"},{"headword":"jungle","slug":"jungle"},{"headword":"middle of nowhere","slug":"middle-of-nowhere"},{"headword":"outback","slug":"outback"},{"headword":"primeval forest","slug":"primeval-forest"},{"headword":"sticks","slug":"sticks"},{"headword":"waste","slug":"waste"},{"headword":"wasteland","slug":"wasteland"}]},{"headword":"wildernesses","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"uninhabited area","slug":"wildernesses","synonyms":[{"headword":"back country","slug":"back-country"},{"headword":"back of beyond","slug":"back-of-beyond"},{"headword":"badland","slug":"badland"},{"headword":"barrens","slug":"barrens"},{"headword":"boondocks","slug":"boondocks"},{"headword":"bush","slug":"bush"},{"headword":"desert","slug":"desert"},{"headword":"forest","slug":"forest"},{"headword":"hinterland","slug":"hinterland"},{"headword":"jungle","slug":"jungle"},{"headword":"middle of nowhere","slug":"middle-of-nowhere"},{"headword":"outback","slug":"outback"},{"headword":"primeval forest","slug":"primeval-forest"},{"headword":"sticks","slug":"sticks"},{"headword":"waste","slug":"waste"},{"headword":"wasteland","slug":"wasteland"},{"headword":"wild","slug":"wild"}]},{"headword":"wildernesses","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"forest","slug":"wildernesses","synonyms":[{"headword":"back country","slug":"back-country"},{"headword":"badland","slug":"badland"},{"headword":"barrens","slug":"barrens"},{"headword":"boondocks","slug":"boondocks"},{"headword":"boonies","slug":"boonies"},{"headword":"bush","slug":"bush"},{"headword":"desert","slug":"desert"},{"headword":"forest","slug":"forest"},{"headword":"hinterland","slug":"hinterland"},{"headword":"jungle","slug":"jungle"},{"headword":"no-man's land","slug":"no-mans-land"},{"headword":"outback","slug":"outback"},{"headword":"primeval forest","slug":"primeval-forest"},{"headword":"sticks","slug":"sticks"},{"headword":"waste","slug":"waste"},{"headword":"wasteland","slug":"wasteland"},{"headword":"wild","slug":"wild"},{"headword":"wilds"}]}],"slug":"boondocks"},"meta":{"arg":"boondocks","requestId":"ap4-FLJ2no0dqH5nduzhb","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2021-05-09T15:04:23Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"boondocks","standardForm":"boondocks"},"id":"6097f9f700000001eb006eb6","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2021-05-09T15:04:23Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"boondocks","groups":["b","c","d","k","n","o","oo","ooo","s"],"numLetters":9,"reverse":"skcodnoob","subwordTokens":["boondocks","oondocks","ondocks","ndocks","docks","ocks","cks","ks","s"]},"normalizedLetter":"b","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"6097f9f700000001eb006ebb","ordinal":1,"shortText":"back country","source":"random-house","synonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"backwoods","id":"6097f80500000001190037a7","slug":"backwoods"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"bush","id":"6097fa0800000000d8006a24","slug":"bush"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"country","id":"6097fb58000000005100696a","slug":"country"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"hinterland","id":"6097f68300000000e000d6d0","slug":"hinterland"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"sticks","id":"6097f7f5000000035a00b748","slug":"sticks"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"boonies","id":"6097f9f700000001eb006efb","slug":"boonies"},"similarity":10}]}],"id":"6097f9f7bb1f88f7c11cf976","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"556807b800000002f800f78e","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"B05/B0500900/B0500900.flac","mpeg":"B05/B0500900/B0500900.mp3","ogg":"B05/B0500900/B0500900.ogg","wav":"B05/B0500900/B0500900.wav"},"id":"556807b800000002f800f78f","ipa":{"text":"ˈbunˌdɒks"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1,2,3],"html":"boon-doks","text":"boon-doks"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"boondocks","source":"random-house","type":"tcom"}],"type":"tcom"}],"meta":{"arg":"boondocks","requestId":"-ShpyhfKuNLm4QOLP1iAg","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchDictionaryEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2015-05-29T06:31:20Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"boondocks","standardForm":"boondocks","syllabicForm":"boon·docks"},"id":"556807b800000002f800f78a","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2015-05-29T06:31:20Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"boondocks","groups":["b","c","d","k","n","o","oo","ooo","s"],"numLetters":9,"reverse":"skcodnoob","subwordTokens":["boondocks","oondocks","ondocks","ndocks","docks","ocks","cks","ks","s"]},"normalizedLetter":"b","ordinal":1,"origin":{"id":"556807b800000002f800f7a1","source":"dcom","text":"An Americanism first recorded in 1940–45; from Tagalog bundok “mountain” + -s ³ (in locative derivations such as the sticks, the dumps, etc.)","type":"origin"},"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"examples":[{"sentence":"The company moved to a small town out in the boondocks."}],"id":"556807b800000002f800f79c","ordinal":1,"source":"random-house","synonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"boonies","slug":"boonies"}},{"entry":{"headword":"backwoods","slug":"backwoods"}},{"entry":{"headword":"back country","slug":"back-country"}}],"text":"a remote rural area."},{"id":"556807b800000002f800f799","ordinal":2,"source":"random-house","text":"an uninhabited area with thick natural vegetation, such as a backwoods or marsh."}],"id":"556807b800000002f800f794","label":"(used with a plural verb)","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun","tags":[{"tag":"used_with_a_plural_verb","type":"syntax"}]},{"definitions":[{"examples":[{"sentence":"We called the inn to ask if we could boondock with our RV in their parking lot."}],"id":"639e1b5a0000000398002d42","ordinal":1,"source":"dcom","text":"boondock to camp, especially in a vehicle, in places other than recognized campgrounds, such as in a mall parking lot, a highway rest area, or a field."}],"id":"639e1b5a0000000398002d3f","ordinal":2,"partOfSpeech":"verb-intransitive"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"556807b800000002f800f78e","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"B05/B0500900/B0500900.flac","mpeg":"B05/B0500900/B0500900.mp3","ogg":"B05/B0500900/B0500900.ogg","wav":"B05/B0500900/B0500900.wav"},"id":"556807b800000002f800f78f","ipa":{"text":"ˈbunˌdɒks"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1,2,3],"html":"boon-doks","text":"boon-doks"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"boondocks","source":"dcom","type":"dcom"}],"type":"dcom"},{"entries":[{"createDate":"2010-10-19T18:07:13Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"boondocks","standardForm":"boondocks"},"id":"4cbdde5131c64bef7d754a87","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2010-10-19T18:07:13Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"boondocks","groups":["b","c","d","k","n","o","oo","ooo","s"],"numLetters":9,"reverse":"skcodnoob","subwordTokens":["boondocks","oondocks","ondocks","ndocks","docks","ocks","cks","ks","s"]},"normalizedLetter":"b","ordinal":1,"origin":{"source":"collins","text":"C20: from Tagalog bundok mountain","type":"etymology"},"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"4c3acc65cea0f98af2ec52af","ordinal":1,"tags":[{"tag":"General:General_Language:General_Language_Term","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"wild, desolate, or uninhabitable country"},{"id":"4c76f8ec0c75326ea89c3889","ordinal":2,"tags":[{"tag":"General:General_Language:General_Language_Term","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"a remote rural or provincial area"}],"ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"plural-noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"ipa":{"text":"ˈbuːnˌdɒks"}}]}],"slug":"boondocks","source":"collins","type":"british"}],"type":"british"}],"meta":{"arg":"boondocks","requestId":"VEAyTrWa7cf0iOP3qC49T","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchSpellSuggestions/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"lunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"boondocks","slug":"boondocks"},{"displayForm":"boondocker","slug":"boondocker"},{"displayForm":"bollocks","slug":"bollocks"},{"displayForm":"bollocks","slug":"bollocks"},{"displayForm":"boondoggle","slug":"boondoggle"},{"displayForm":"boondoggle","slug":"boondoggle"},{"displayForm":"ballocks","slug":"ballocks"},{"displayForm":"ballocks","slug":"ballocks"},{"displayForm":"boonies","slug":"boonies"},{"displayForm":"undock","slug":"undock"},{"displayForm":"bobby socks","slug":"bobby-socks"}],"tunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"boondocks","slug":"boondocks"},{"displayForm":"boondoggle","slug":"boondoggle"},{"displayForm":"ballocks","slug":"ballocks"},{"displayForm":"boonies","slug":"boonies"},{"displayForm":"buttocks","slug":"buttocks"},{"displayForm":"docks","slug":"docks"},{"displayForm":"dreadlocks","slug":"dreadlocks"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"boondocks"},"requestId":"6WvpAuo0BTkS7RI_4TSSz","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}}]},"actionData":null,"errors":null}

boondocks

Example Sentences

Related Words