booger

noun

boog·​er ˈbu̇-gər How to pronounce booger (audio) ˈbü- How to pronounce booger (audio)
1
: bogeyman
2
: a piece of dried nasal mucus

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No, Boogie Bites are not made of real boogers. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025 Just the thought that Joey thought a giant oyster was a booger that came out of someone’s nose. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2026 Other winners include wrestling frogs, annoyed birds, and a chimpanzee snacking on boogers. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 10 Dec. 2025 That includes the strange tool used to suction boogers and the importance of tilting the bottle all the way to get all the bubbles out, or else. — Annabelle Canela, Parents, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for booger

Word History

Etymology

alteration of English dialect buggard, boggart, from bug entry 4 + -ard

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of booger was in 1827

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“Booger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/booger. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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