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   boondocks

   /ˈbuːndɒks/

   plural

   • 1. rough or isolated country: informal North American "this place is out in the boondocks, you'll never get here by bus" Similar the countrythe countrysidethe provincesrural districtsthe backwoodsthe back of beyondthe wildsthe hinterlanda backwaterthe backcountrythe backlandinformal:hicksvillethe backblocksBandywallopthe booaythe backveldthe plattelandinformal:the middle of nowherethe sticksthe booniesthe tall timbersWoop Woopbeyond the black stumpinformal, humorous:Bullamakankaderogatory:Oodnagalahbi

   Word Origin 1940s: boondock from Tagalog bundok ‘mountain’.

   Scrabble Points: 18

   • B

     3

   • O

     1

   • O

     1

   • N

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   • D

     2

   • O

     1

   • C

     3

   • K

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   • S

     1

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