/boohn"doks'/ , n. ( used with a pl. v. )
1. an uninhabited area with thick natural vegetation, as a backwoods or marsh (usually prec. by the ).
2. a remote rural area (usually prec. by the ): The company moved to a small town out in the boondocks.
[ 1940-45, Amer.; bundok mountain + -S 3 (in locative derivations such as the sticks, the dumps, etc.) ]
Syn. 2. back country, backwoods, provinces; boonies, sticks.