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Word of the day: Boondocks

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In his 1965 hit Billy Joel pleaded for the Lord to “have mercy on the boy from down in the boondocks”. Joel’s songs would often speak up for boys who never escaped their humble beginnings (anyone remember “Uptown Girl”?) and boondocks was a word with resonance. The word Boondocks originally appeared in the early 1900s […]

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