booger

Meaning

  1. (slang) A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril.
  2. (slang) Something suggestive of this material.
  3. (slang) A thing; especially a problematic or difficult thing.

Frequency

21k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbʊɡɚ/
Etymology

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

Bookmark this

Improve your pronunciation

English

Start learning English with learnfeliz.

Practice speaking and memorizing "booger" and many other words and sentences in English.

Go to our English course page

Notes

Sign in to write sticky notes