booger

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbʊɡɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbʊɡə/

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• Rhymes: -ʊɡə(ɹ)

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

booger (plural boogers)

1. (US, Canada, Philippines, slang) A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril.
   • 1948, Publication of the American Dialect Society, page 16:

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

   • 2006, Strapping Young Lad, “Far Beyond Metal”, in The New Black:

     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!

2. (US, slang) Something suggestive of this material.
   • 2017 July 7, Ignatiy Vishnevetskyg, “The ambitious War For The Planet Of The Apes ends up surrendering to formula”, in The Onion AV Club‎:

     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.

3. (US, slang) A thing; especially a problematic or difficult thing.

• (mucus): bogey, snot, bogie (UK)
• (thing): bugger

• eye booger
• bed booger
• booger brain
• booger sugar
• booger up

From boogie board +‎ -er.

booger (plural boogers)

1. (surfing, slang, mildly derogatory) A bodyboarder.

   Watch the local boogers charge it!

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booger (plural boogers)

1. A performer of the booger dance.

• bog ore, goober