boondock
To camp in a dry brushy locationTo camp in a dry brushy location.
» Welcome to the boondocks.
Meaning
3 senses(US)To camp in a dry brushy location.
(US)To stay in a self-contained recreational vehicle without connections to water, electricity, or sewer services, especially in a remote location.
When traveling in the American Southwest, we avoid other people by boondocking in the desert.
To strike a squopped wink and send it flying far away.
Examples
5 sentencesWelcome to the boondocks.
He lives out in the boondocks.
We live out in the boondocks.
Tom lives out in the boondocks.
He recently had the bad luck to incur his boss' wrath and got sent out to work in the boondocks.
Origin
1910s during or around the Philippine–American War after the Spanish–American War, from Ta1910s during or around the Philippine–American War after the Spanish–American War, from Tagalog bundok (“mountain”), adopted by occupying American soldiers serving in the mountains or rural countryside of the American-occupied Philippines under the United States Military Government of the Philippine Islands. The term was reinforced or re-adopted during World War II under the U.S. military, where terms like boondockers (“shoes suited for rough terrain”) came originally in 1944 as U.S. services slang for field boots. It was later shortened to boonies 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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Forms
boondocks, boondocking, boondocked, boondocked| Base form | boondock · to boondock |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | boondocks |
| Present participle | boondocking |
| Past simple | boondocked |
| Past participle | boondocked |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle