booger

[ boog-er ]

noun
  1. Informal. any person or thing: That shark was a mean-looking booger. Paddle the little booger and send him home.

  2. Slang. a piece of dried mucus in or from the nose.

  1. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. any ghost, hobgoblin, or other frightening apparition.

Origin of booger

1
1865–70; perhaps variant of British dialect boggard goblin, bogy; in senses of defs. 1, 2 conflated with bugger1

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How to use booger in a sentence

  • They were both so close I could see the zit on the cheek of the one on the left, the little booger up the nose of the other.

    Little Brother | Cory Doctorow
  • booger flashed his badge at me too fast for me to get a good look at it, but Zit in the front seat gave me a long look at his.

    Little Brother | Cory Doctorow
  • The booger one stepped right up close to me, his foot on the inside of mine.

    Little Brother | Cory Doctorow
  • "You've been momentarily detained so that we can ensure your safety and the general public safety," booger said.

    Little Brother | Cory Doctorow
  • booger had been reaching for the door handle but now he whirled on me, all Hulked out and throbbing veins.

    Little Brother | Cory Doctorow