boondocking
n.— «They were friends, and on the night she was killed, Paula, Brett Harris and Karen Winfield went “boondocking” along the river in Harris’ Toyota Land Cruiser.» —“Mother Left With Pain, Hate” by Judy Fossett Sunday Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Okla.) Oct. 16, 1983. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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