- in the boonies
- out of town, out in the country
Lan lives in the boonies - fifty kilometres from Calgary.
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in the boonies
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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
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
