Boondocks Boondocks The boondocks is an American expression that stems from the Tagalog word "bundók" ("mountain"). It originally referred to a remote rural area, but now it is often applied to an out-of-the-way city or town considered backward and unsophisticated. It can also designate a 'mountain'. The expression was introduced to English by U.S. military personnel fighting in the Philippine–American War (1899-1902). It derives from the Tagalog word ""bundók"", which means "mountain". According to military historian Paul A. Kramer, the term originally had "connotations of bewilderment and confusion", due to the guerrilla warfare in which the soldiers were engaged. In the
Tagalog Republic Tagalog Republic Tagalog Republic (Filipino: "Republika ng Katagalugan" or "Republikang Tagalog") is a term used to refer to two revolutionary governments involved in the Philippine Revolution against Spain and the Philippine–American War. Both were connected to the "Katipunan" revolutionary movement. The term "Tagalog" refers to both an ethno-linguistic group in the Philippines and their language. "Katagalugan" may refer to the historical Tagalog regions in the large island of Luzon, the northern part of the Philippine Archipelago. However, the "Katipunan" secret society extended the meaning of these terms to all natives in the Philippine islands. The society's primer explains its use