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Booger

//ˈbʊɡɚ// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril. Canada, Philippines, US, slang

    "Mama says you mustn't pick boogers out of your nose with your fingers; you must use your handkerchief."

  2. 2
    A bodyboarder. derogatory, mildly, slang

    "Watch the local boogers charge it!"

  3. 3
    A performer of the booger dance.
  4. 4
    dried nasal mucus wordnet
  5. 5
    Something suggestive of this material. US, slang

    "The latter is discovered by Caesar, Maurice, and their compadres living in a crumbling, snow-packed ski lodge, its antler chandeliers hung with boogers of ice in a mockery of humanity’s pretensions of alpha-predator-hood."

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  1. 6
    an imaginary monster used to frighten children wordnet
  2. 7
    A thing; especially a problematic or difficult thing. US, slang
  3. 8
    A monster, a bogey. US

Etymology

Etymology 1

Alteration of the English dialectal words buggard (bug + -ard), boggart or boggard. Compare bogey. Compare also Alemannic German Naaseböög (“booger”).

Etymology 2

From boogie board + -er.

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