in the boonies

in the boonies
*in the boondocks & *in the boonies
in a rural area; far away from a city or population. (*Typically: be \in the boonies; camp \in the boonies; live \in the boonies; stay \in the boonies.) •

Perry lives out in the boonies with his parents.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • the boonies — US informal : ↑boondocks The school is way out in the boonies. • • • Main Entry: ↑boonies …   Useful english dictionary

  • the boonies — the boondocks UK [ˈbuːndɒks] / US [ˈbunˌdɑks] or the boonies UK [ˈbuːnɪz] / US [ˈbunɪz] noun [plural] American informal a place that is a long way from a town or city …   English dictionary

  • (the) boonies — the boonies variant UK [ˈbuːniz] US [ˈbuniz] Main entry: boondocks …   Useful english dictionary

  • in the boonies — out of town, out in the country    Lan lives in the boonies fifty kilometres from Calgary …   English idioms

  • the boonies — np Way out in the country. Greta married some yahoo fromthe boonies. 1980s …   Historical dictionary of American slang

  • the boonies — n pl shorter forms of boondocks …   Contemporary slang

  • live out in the boonies — v. live out in the sticks, live in the boondocks, live in a very remote and isolated location …   English contemporary dictionary

  • the boondocks — UK [ˈbuːndɒks] / US [ˈbunˌdɑks] or the boonies UK [ˈbuːnɪz] / US [ˈbunɪz] noun [plural] American informal a place that is a long way from a town or city …   English dictionary

  • boonies — 1) Formula 1 slang. Anywhere off the track but still part of the circuit: where drivers end up when they leave the track. And that s Pedro De La Rosa in the boonies. 2) The boondocks, the rural areas. Here come those hicks from the boonies …   Dictionary of american slang

  • boonies — 1) Formula 1 slang. Anywhere off the track but still part of the circuit: where drivers end up when they leave the track. And that s Pedro De La Rosa in the boonies. 2) The boondocks, the rural areas. Here come those hicks from the boonies …   Dictionary of american slang

  • the sticks — (informal) THE COUNTRY, the countryside, rural areas, the provinces; the backwoods, the back of beyond, the wilds, the hinterland, a backwater; N. Amer. the backcountry, the backland; Austral./NZ …   Useful english dictionary

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