noun
- a remote, sparsely settled rural area; the backwoods
Usage: informal; usually plural
Examples
- They moved to a cabin in the boondocks to escape city life.
- The small town was located way out in the boondocks.
- Cell phone service is terrible in the boondocks.
- He grew up in the boondocks of rural Montana.
- The restaurant is hard to find because it’s in the boondocks.
- Living in the boondocks means driving an hour to the nearest grocery store.