booger
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boog·er
(bo͝og′ər)n.
1. A boogeyman.
2. Slang A piece of dried or semisolid nasal mucus.
3. Slang An item that is unnamed or unnameable: "It's ... like a pop-top ... one of those sharp little boogers you pull off the beer cans" (Hunter S. Thompson).
4. Slang
a. A worthless, despicable person.
b. A person; a fellow.
[Origin unknown.]
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booger
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boog•er
(ˈbʊg ər)n. Dial.
1.
a. bogeyman.
b. any frightening apparition.
2. Slang. a piece of dried nasal mucus.
[1865–70]
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| Noun | 1. |  booger - an imaginary monster used to frighten childrenmonster - an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts |
| 2. | booger - dried nasal mucus mucous secretion, mucus - protective secretion of the mucus membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium |
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booger
n (US inf) → (Nasen)popel m (inf)
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booger
n (fam o vulg) moco (esp. duro)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.