boonies
English
Etymology
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. [1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbuːniz/
Noun
boonies pl (plural only)
- (slang, informal, US) Boondocks
Synonyms
- See: Thesaurus:remote place
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “boonies”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams
- noobies