"boonies" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbuːniz/
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. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|boondocks}} Clipping of boondocks, {{suffix|en||ies}} + -ies, {{m|en||*boony|remote place (singular)}} *boony (“remote place (singular)”) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} boonies pl (plural only)
  1. (slang, informal, US) Boondocks Wikipedia link: Vietnam War Tags: US, informal, plural, plural-only, slang Synonyms: See: Thesaurus:remote place

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