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Etymology 1

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Alteration of the English dialectal wordsbuggard (bug +-ard),boggart orboggard. Comparebogey. Compare alsoAlemannic GermanNaaseböög(booger).

Noun

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booger (pluralboogers)

  1. (US, Canada, Philippines, slang) A piece of solid orsemisolidmucus in or removed from anostril.
    • 1948,Publication of the American Dialect Society,page16:
      Mama says you mustn't pickboogers out of your nose with your fingers; you must use your handkerchief.
    • 2006, Strapping Young Lad, “Far Beyond Metal”, inThe New Black:
      Now in the halls of the necro lord / Flash of fear when he sees my sword / Raped his woman, smoked his bone / Leave abooger underneath his throne!
  2. (US, slang) Something suggestive of this material.
    • 2017 July 7, Ignatiy Vishnevetskyg, “The ambitious War For The Planet Of The Apes ends up surrendering to formula”, inThe Onion AV Club[1]:
      The latter is discovered by Caesar, Maurice, and their compadres living in a crumbling, snow-packed ski lodge, its antler chandeliers hung withboogers of ice in a mockery of humanity’s pretensions of alpha-predator-hood.
  3. (US, slang) Athing; especially aproblematic ordifficult thing.
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a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus

Etymology 2

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Fromboogie board +‎-er.

Noun

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booger (pluralboogers)

  1. (surfing, slang, mildly derogatory) Abodyboarder.
    Watch the localboogers charge it!

Etymology 3

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(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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booger (pluralboogers)

  1. A performer of thebooger dance.

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