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booger

noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈbʊɡɚ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbʊɡə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʊɡə(ɹ)

1

noun

Meaning 1

A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, Philippines, US, slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Something suggestive of this material.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A thing; especially a problematic or difficult thing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A monster, a bogey.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A bodyboarder.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, mildly, slang

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, surfing

Examples

  • Watch the local boogers charge it!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

A performer of the booger dance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

dried nasal mucus

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mucus, mucous secretion

8

noun

Meaning 8

an imaginary monster used to frighten children

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bogeyman, bugbear, bugaboo, boogeyman

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: monster

History

Etymology

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

From boogie board + -er.

Across languages

Translations

75 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: وَسَخ اَلْأَنْف (wasaḵ al-ʔanf) — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Arabic: كُنانة (kunana) — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Bashkir: маңҡа (mañqa) — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Belarusian: казя́ўка (kazjáwka) — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Central Bikol: luknog — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Central Bikol: tungay — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Catalan: burilla — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Catalan: moc — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Cebuano: kugmo — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鼻屎 (bíshǐ) — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 乾鼻涕 /干鼻涕 (gān bítì) — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鼻牛兒 /鼻牛儿 (bíniúr) — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鼻牛 (bíniú) — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • West Circassian: пэцуй (pɛcwuj) — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Czech: holub — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Czech: šušeň — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Danish: bussemand — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Dutch: neuskeutel — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Estonian: konn — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Estonian: koll — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Finnish: räkäpaakku — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Finnish: räkäklimppi — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • French: crotte de nez — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • French: mucus — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Galician: moco — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Georgian: წვინტლი (c̣vinṭli) — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Georgian: ჟღვინტლი (žɣvinṭli) — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Georgian: ჟღვინტი (žɣvinṭi) — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Georgian: ბოტოტი (boṭoṭi) — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Georgian: ცინგლი (cingli) — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Georgian: ჟღვლინტი (žɣvlinṭi) — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • German: Popel — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • German: Rotz — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • German: Schleim — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Hungarian: fika — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Hungarian: takony — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Ilocano: duggong — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Indonesian: upil — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Italian: caccola — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Japanese: 鼻糞 (hanakuso) — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Kankanaey: ngue — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Korean: 코딱지 (kottakji) — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Lao: ຂີ້ດັງ (khī dang) — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Malay: tahi hidung — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Classical Nahuatl: yacacuitlatl — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Norwegian: buse — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Polish: koza — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Polish: smark — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Polish: glut — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Polish: gil — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Polish: babol — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Portuguese: macaco — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Portuguese: catota — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Portuguese: meleca — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Portuguese: monco — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Portuguese: tatu — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Punjabi: ਜਿੱਜੀ (jijjī) — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Romanian: muc — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Russian: козя́вка (kozjávka) — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Russian: козю́ля (kozjúlja) — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Russian: коза (koza) — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Spanish: pelotilla de la nariz — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Spanish: moco — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Swedish: snorkråka — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Swedish: kråka — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Swedish: snorbuse — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Swedish: buse — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Tagalog: kulangot — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Thai: ขี้มูก (kîi-mûuk) — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Turkish: sümük — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Ukrainian: коза́ (kozá) — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Venetan: pétoła — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Vietnamese: cứt mũi — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Vietnamese: gỉ mũi — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • Yaghnobi: қирта (qirta) — a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
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