boonies
Far from anywhere
The boonies are remote, rural areas far from cities or civilization—short for boondocks.
The term carries connotations of isolation and lack of amenities: We had to drive out to the boonies to find the cabin.
Originally U.S. military slang from the Philippines, it now appears in casual American speech whenever someone means the middle of nowhere.
Of the countryside
- countrySovereign state or territory
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- farmhouseDwelling on agricultural land
dirt roads · small-town · provincial · agrarian · pastoral · bucolic · quaint · cottage
Remote, undeveloped rural area
- hinterlandsRemote inland areas
- outbackRemote interior wilderness
- sticksSlender wood pieces
- middle of nowhereExtremely remote location
backcountry · far-flung · isolated · countryside · outskirts · frontier · fringe · borderland
rural
Of the countryside
farmhouse · dirt roads · small-town · provincial · agrarian · pastoral · bucolic · quaint · cottage · simple living
backwoods
Remote, undeveloped rural area
- hinterlandsRemote inland areas
- outbackRemote interior wilderness
- sticksSlender wood pieces
middle of nowhere · backcountry · far-flung · isolated · countryside · outskirts · frontier · fringe · borderland · off the grid
wilds
Remote, uninhabited areas
outback · backcountry · wildlife · unspoiled · pristine · natural · rugged · terrain · woods · thicket
isolation
Complete separation from others
hideaway · escape · quietude · peacefulness · secluded · tucked away · hidden · withdrawn · sheltered · refuge
- Americanismsaluminum, fixin' to, apartment, howdy, candy
- hinterlandshinterland, hinterlands, backcountry, back country, backwoods
- wildernesswilderness area, wilds, backcountry, back country, backwoods
- off the beaten pathhidden gem, hidden gems, secret spot, backwater, remote villages
- remote placesremote, distant, far, faraway, afar
- military headgearberet, kepi, shako, bearskin, busby
booniescity
Large populated area
metropolis · megalopolis · downtown · big city · conurbation
booniescity center
Urban area's main district
downtown · the hub · urban center · civilization · Main Street
booniescivilization
Advanced organized human society
the hub · cultural capital · mainstream · Broadway · Hollywood
- the booniesRemote rural area