Meanings
nounboonies pl (plural only)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounBoondocks.
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See: Thesaurus:remote place
Origin
Clipping of boondocks + -ies, as if a singular *boony (“remote place (singular)”). It was shortened as such by 1964 originally among U.S. troops serving in the Vietnam War in reference to the rural areas of Vietnam, as opposed to Saigon.
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APA
boonies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boonies
MLA
“boonies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boonies. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boonies,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boonies.
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