Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boonies

/ˈbuːniz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: boonies
IPA: /ˈbuːniz/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

American usage; Informal; Slang

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.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ies

Usage

American usage
Informal
Slang

Synonyms

See: Thesaurus:remote place

Questions

How do you pronounce boonies?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbuːniz/.
What does boonies mean?: Boondocks.
Where does boonies come from?: 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.

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