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DictionaryboogerDried nasal mucus
noun

booger

BUUG-er/ˈbʊɡər/

A small piece of dried nasal mucus.

The young man lifts a dry booger from the edge of his nostril.

A close-up of a young man's nose and fingertip, showing a small dry, crusty piece of nasal mucus being lifted from the rim of one nostril.
Etymology
boogerEnglishnasal mucus

The earlier form bugger was used for nasal mucus. The supplied evidence traces this bodily sense to that older form but does not establish a deeper origin.

In context

Daddy Doc6:10
through the nose. Nearby, tiny workers make mucus to trap dust and pollen. Incoming pollen. Dust alarms flash. Emergency. Cat hair at 3:00. Then the booger packing department gets to work.
Snot, Boogers, Sneezes & Allergies! 🤧 | Kids Learn Why Your Nose Does That

More examples

  • She reminds him to put the booger in the tissue.
  • The stuck screw is a real booger to remove.
  • He laughed at the mischievous little booger.

Forms

booger · boogers

Similar words

nasal mucus
A more neutral term that includes both wet and dried material.