boondocks

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The Catch: In an effort to obliterate the term "boondocks," the government finally provides rural areas with access to faster Internet (and possibly America Online).

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  1. plural noun Slang Wild and dense brush; jungle.
  2. plural noun Slang Rural country; the backwoods.

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  • We were rolling through certified boondocks, thumping across rickety wooden bridges that could've been thrown down around the Civil War. —  The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 2005
  • I'm curious to know why you scheduled it for this area – the boondocks, if you'll pardon the expression Good question!' —  THE CAT WHO WENT BANANAS
  • His full name was Winston Churchill, but it was not generally known that he was named after the American author and not the British prime minister As soon as they were seated in the restaurant, Kip said in his usual bantering style, 'I see you guys in the boondocks are up to your old tricks, stealing our best people. —  THE CAT WHO WENT BANANAS
  • I missed it anytime we ventured out into the boondocks, and got that relaxed feeling one only gets at home almost right off the bat. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • Try cool-scary-risky stuff out in the boondocks, well away from HQ and typical HQ stuffiness. —  The Tom Peters Weblog
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