boonies
Example Sentences
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We’re in the boonies of 18th-century Austria, a land of tall, lonely forests and craggy hillsides.
From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024
Nam: It was a massive compound way out in the boonies!
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2021
In contrast, New York and other older Eastern cities were already overflowing, and courses had to be built in the boonies.
From Golf Digest • Apr. 17, 2020
For those urbanites, Dobrovolny said, Cool and the Auburn State Recreation Area are an easy jaunt to “the boonies” — and now the boonies are getting too crowded.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2020
Miraculously, I hadn’t lost service yet, despite wandering deep into the Sequoyah County boonies.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
