boondockn.
/ˈbuːndɒk/, U.S. /ˈbunˌdɑk/ U.S. slang.
Rough country; jungle; an isolated or wild region. Usually in plural. Also attributive.
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the world > the earth > land > landscape > wild or uncultivated land > [noun]
westerneOE
weste landOE
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wildernc1200
wildernessc1200
wildernessc1230
warlottc1290
forestc1320
wastyc1325
deserta1398
wastern?a1400
wildnessa1513
the wilds of1600
vastness1605
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boondock1944
boonies1954
virgin land1955
1944 C. Wynn in C. Metcalf Marine Corps Reader iii. 139 The sand and boondocks of Paris Island.
1950 H. L. Miller in Word Study Oct. 7/1 Today Marines use boondock clothes and boondock shoes for hikes and maneuvers.
1951 N.Y. Times Mag. 10 June 39/1 Sculthorpe is known to its temporary guests as ‘the boondocks’, as much for its isolation as anything else.
1965 Spectator 12 Mar. 317/1 Those who have been feeling the public pulse out in the boondocks report a good deal of unrest.
Derivatives
ˈboondockers n. shoes suitable for rough outdoor use.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > shoe > [noun] > types of > heavy or strong shoe > shoes
clodhoppers1836
stompers1899
boondockers1953
1953 L. M. Uris Battle Cry ii. iii. 127 Andy Hookans was dumping a can of footpowder into his boondockers.
1957 New Yorker 16 Nov. 193/1 My hacking jacket and pair of old Marine Corps boondockers.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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