Noun: backwoods ,bak'wûdz or 'bak,wûdz
- A remote and undeveloped area
"They built a cabin in the backwoods, far from civilization";
- back country, boondocks [N. Amer, informal], hinterland, back of Bourke [Austral, informal], wop-wops [NZ, informal], the sticks [informal], Woop Woop [Austral, informal], boonies [N. Amer, informal]
Type of: country, rural area
Encyclopedia: Backwoods