Masculine

Popel

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) booger, boogers, bogey (piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from the nostril)
  2. (masculine, strong) hickey (printing defect caused by foreign matter on the printing surface)

Synonyms

Nasenschleim

Spottfigur

Schmutzfleck

Schmutzkruste

Nasensekret

Farbknoten

Popelmann

Frequency

32k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpoːpəl/
Etymology

In summary

19th century. Said to be of Central German origin. Used for various misshapen or thickish objects.

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