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- [boo-neez]
- /ˈbu niz/
- /bˈuːniz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [boo-neez]
- /ˈbu niz/
Definitions of boonies word
- noun plural boonies The boonies are the same as the boondocks. 3
- noun plural boonies boondocks; hinterland 3
- noun boonies Informal. boondocks. 1
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Parts of speech for Boonies
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boonies popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for boonies
noun boonies
- province — an administrative division or unit of a country.
- woods — the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem.
- boondocks — If you say that someone lives in the boondocks, you mean that they live a long way from any large cities.
- wilderness — a wooded area in NE Virginia: several battles fought here in 1864 between armies of Grant and Lee.
- countryside — The countryside is land which is away from towns and cities.
Antonyms for boonies
noun boonies
- city — The City is the part of London where many important financial institutions have their main offices. People often refer to these financial institutions as the City.
- metropolis — any large, busy city.
- urbanity — the quality of being urbane; refined courtesy or politeness; suavity: He was the last word in urbanity.
- sky — the region of the clouds or the upper air; the upper atmosphere of the earth: airplanes in the sky; cloudy skies.
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