booger
/ˈbʊɡɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.70 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril.
Canadian usage; American usage; Slang
noun
A performer of the booger dance.
Example Sentences
- "Mama says you mustn't pick boogers out of your nose with your fingers; you must use your handkerchief."
- "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!"
- "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."
- "Watch the local boogers charge it!"
Etymology
Alteration of the English dialectal words buggard (bug + -ard), boggart or boggard. Compare bogey. Compare also Alemannic German Naaseböög (“booger”).
Word Breakdown
- Suffix: er
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbʊɡɚ/
- British English: /ˈbʊɡə/
Usage
- Canadian usage
- American usage
- Slang
- Derogatory