From the Itaian word "venti" meaning "twenty." A Starbuck's twenty ounce coffee drink is known as a venti.
by Doctor Len October 23, 2005
by Doctor Len October 24, 2005
From the Tagalog (Filipino) word "bundok" meaning mountain. "Boondocks" became a part of American vocabulary during the American-Philippine War, during which mountainous terrain afforded the Filipinos a position of strategic advantage in fighting for their country's independence. The boondocks served as a Filipino base of resistance while earning a word in everyday American language synonomous with "hinterlands."
by Doctor Len October 24, 2005
by Doctor Len October 24, 2005