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 (2001–2024) “boonies”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

noobies

[1] Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “boonies”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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