Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months agoWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?message-squaremessage-square214linkfedilinkarrow-up1230
arrow-up1230message-squareWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square214linkfedilink
minus-squareTipRing@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·3 months agoBoondocks, meaning a remote place, entered English from the Tagalog word bundok, meaning mountain. American soldiers returning from occupying the Philippines introduced it in the early 20th century.
Boondocks, meaning a remote place, entered English from the Tagalog word bundok, meaning mountain. American soldiers returning from occupying the Philippines introduced it in the early 20th century.