boondock

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1910s, Tagalog bundok ("mountain"), adopted by American troops, reinforced or re-adopted during World War II. Noun

boondock (plural boondocks)

1. (always "the boondocks", plural only, in the plural, US) A brushy rural area or location.

   We got lost out in the boondocks, miles from anywhere.

2. (tiddlywinks) A shot that strikes a squopped wink and sends it flying far away.

Synonyms

• See: Thesaurus:remote place
• boonies
• the sticks
• backwoods
• backwater
• middle of nowhere

Translations

• French: cambrousse
• German: Einöde, Pampa, Walachei, Kartoffelsteppe, Hundetürkei, vulg. Arsch der Welt
• Russian: глушь
• Spanish: barrios lejanos

Verb

boondock (boondocks, present participle boondocking; past and past participle boondocked)

1. (US) To camp in a dry brushy location.
2. (US) To stay in a self-contained recreational vehicle in a remote location, without connections to water, power, or sewer services.

   Traveling in the American southwest, we avoid people by boondocking in the desert.

3. (tiddlywinks) To strike a squopped wink and send it flying far away.
   • 2002, Peder Jones, ‎Jay Farness, College Writing Skills (page 160)

     The wise winker also engages in boondocking, a defensive strategy. It involves sending an opponent's winks far from the cup.

Synonyms

• dry camp

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