boondock
English
Etymology
1910s, Tagalog bundok (“mountain”), adopted by American troops, reinforced or re-adopted during World War II.[1]
Noun
boondock (plural boondocks)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
rural area
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Verb
boondock (third-person singular simple present boondocks, present participle boondocking, simple past and past participle boondocked)
- (US) To camp in a dry brushy location. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (US) To stay in a self-contained recreational vehicle in a remote location, without connections to water, power, or sewer services.
- Traveling in the American southwest, we avoid people by boondocking in the desert.
Synonyms
- dry camp
Translations
camp in dry location
References
- “boondock” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
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