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    Vocabulary expanding

    I've had to explain today what I meant by "boondocks". I thought that was a mainstream word.

    #2
    Americanism, innit?

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      #3
      Isn't boondocks a speciality adult film staring Michael Elphick?

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        #4
        It's a range of hills around Amersham aren't they?

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          #5
          Originally posted by ursus arctos View Post
          Americanism, innit?
          Originating in the Philippines (this is one of the few facts I retain from the pre-Google world, but I'd better just check ... yep).

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            #6
            Just rewatched the Werner Herzog episode of The Boondocks the other day. So good.

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              #7
              I assumed it was like Buttfuck, Arkansas. Which is obviously another Americanism.

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