We got lost out in the boondocks, miles from anywhere.
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Boondock
//ˈbuːn.dɒk//
Synonyms for "boondock" (38 found)
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Noun(3 words)
Verb(1 words)
Related words (19)
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7 entriesTranslations
29 translations across 13 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 窮鄉僻壤 /穷乡僻壤 noun (rural area)
Dutch
4 entries- buiten noun (rural area)
- kampong noun (rural area)
- platteland noun (rural area)
- wildkamperen verb (stay in a recreational vehicle)
Finnish
4 entries- erämaa noun (rural area)
- pensasaro noun (rural area)
- pusikko noun (rural area)
- pöpelikkö noun (rural area)
French
1 entries- cambrousse noun (rural area)
German
4 entries- Einöde noun (rural area)
- Hundetürkei noun (rural area)
- Kartoffelsteppe noun (rural area)
- Pampa noun (rural area)
Japanese
2 entries- 僻地 noun (rural area)
- 奥地 noun (rural area)
Persian
1 entries- تورقوزآباد noun (rural area)
Romanian
1 entries- coclauri noun (rural area)
Russian
2 entries- глушь noun (rural area)
- захолу́стье noun (rural area)
Spanish
2 entries- barrios lejanos noun (rural area)
- quintos infiernos noun (rural area)
Swedish
1 entries- vischan noun (rural area)
Tagalog
1 entries- probinsiya noun (rural area)
Yiddish
1 entries- העק noun (rural area)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
It was hard to respect his opinion after he'd called their humble but respectable town "a godforsaken boondock."
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My family has just rediscovered tiddlywinks. […] [I] haven't quite worked out the boondock!
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When traveling in the American Southwest, we avoid other people by boondocking in the desert.
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