Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 18 days agoWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?message-squaremessage-square218linkfedilinkarrow-up1230
arrow-up1230message-squareWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 18 days agomessage-square218linkfedilink
minus-squareTipRing@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·18 days 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.