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booger

/ˈbʊɡə/US/ˈbʊɡɚ/

booger noun: a piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril.

Noun (1)

booger (plural boogers)

  1. (Canada, Philippines, US, slang) A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril.
    • Mama says you mustn't pick boogers out of your nose with your fingers; you must use your handkerchief.1948, Publication of the American Dialect Society, page 16
    • Now in the halls of the necro lord / Flash of fear when he sees my sword / Raped his woman, smoked his bone / Leave a booger underneath his throne!2006, Strapping Young Lad, “Far Beyond Metal”, in The New Black
    Synonyms:
    bogey, snot, bogie, boogie
  2. (US, slang) Something suggestive of this material.
    • 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.2017 July 7, Ignatiy Vishnevetskyg, “The ambitious War For The Planet Of The Apes ends up surrendering to formula”, in The Onion AV Club
  3. (US, slang) A thing; especially a problematic or difficult thing.
    Synonyms:
    bugger
  4. (US) A monster, a bogey.

Noun (2)

booger (plural boogers)

  1. (derogatory, mildly, slang) A bodyboarder.
    • Watch the local boogers charge it!

Noun (3)

booger (plural boogers)

  1. A performer of the booger dance.

booger meaning in Urdu, Punjabi, Tagalog and Arabic

booger in Urdu

booger, snot
ناک کا چوہا nāk kā cūhā

booger in Punjabi

a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
ਜਿੱਜੀ jijjī

booger in Tagalog

a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
kulangot

booger in Arabic

a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
وَسَخ اَلْأَنْف wasaḵ al-ʔanf
More languagesFewer languages
booger in Malay
tahi hidung
booger in Indonesian
upil
booger in Thai
ขี้มูก kîi-mûuk
booger in Vietnamese
cứt mũi, gỉ mũi

Synonyms of booger

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Forms of booger

pluralboogers

Plural of booger: boogers

Origin of booger

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

From boogie board + -er.

Words formed from booger

Phrases with booger

Words that rhyme with booger

Questions about booger

What does booger mean?
Booger means a piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril.
What is booger in Urdu?
Booger in Urdu is ناک کا چوہا (nāk kā cūhā). See Booger meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is booger?
Booger is a noun.
How do you pronounce booger?
Booger is pronounced /ˈbʊɡɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of booger?
The plural of booger is boogers.

Words near booger in the dictionary

  1. boogas
  2. boogatsa
  3. booged
  4. boogen
  5. boogens
  6. booger
  7. booger brain
  8. booger brains
  9. booger dance
  10. booger dances
  11. booger off

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Adapted from Wiktionary: booger (page history and authors); ناک کا چوہا (Urdu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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