Definition of Booger

1. Noun. An imaginary monster used to frighten children.

Exact synonyms: Bogeyman, Boogeyman, Bugaboo, Bugbear
Generic synonyms: Monster

2. Noun. Dried nasal mucus.
Generic synonyms: Mucous Secretion, Mucus

Definition of Booger

1. Noun. (American English) A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from the nostril. ¹

2. Noun. (surfing slang mildly derogatory) bodyboarder ¹

3. Noun. (US slang) A thing; especially a problematic or difficult thing. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Booger

1. a bogeyman [n -S] - See also: bogeyman

Lexicographical Neighbors of Booger

boodles
boodling
boody
boodying
booed
booer
booers
boof
boofhead
boofheads
boofier
boofiest
boofs
boofy
boogaloo
booger (current term)
boogerman
boogermen
boogers
boogey
boogeyed
boogeying
boogeyman
boogeymen
boogeys
boogie
boogie-board
boogie-boards
boogie-woogie
boogie-woogies

Literary usage of Booger

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Four Years in the Underbrush: Adventures as a Working Woman in New York (1921)
"On entering Mrs. Button's room, a fable told me by booger when ... booger was a young negro who served my father's family in the double capacity of ..."

2. Claudine the Circus Woman by Timothy J. Quinlan (2000)
"I asked or axed.39 "No, I just picked my nose and I was putting the booger under the counter. I was just trying to hide a booger. Honestly. ..."

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