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- [boo g-er]
- /ˈbʊg ər/
- /ˈbuː.ɡər/
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- [boo g-er]
- /ˈbʊg ər/
Definitions of booger word
- countable noun booger A booger is a piece of dried mucus that comes from inside your nose. 3
- noun booger a gob or dried piece of nasal mucus 3
- noun booger any person or thing, esp. one regarded as troublesome, unpleasant, etc. 3
- noun booger Informal. any person or thing: That shark was a mean-looking booger. Paddle the little booger and send him home. 1
- noun booger Slang. a piece of dried mucus in or from the nose. 1
- abbreviation BOOGER bogeyman. 1
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Origin of booger
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
1865-70; perhaps variant of British dialect boggard goblin, bogy; in senses of defs 1, 2 conflated with bugger1
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Parts of speech for Booger
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booger popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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