booger

noun

boog·​er ˈbu̇-gər  ˈbü- 

1

: bogeyman

2

: a piece of dried nasal mucus

Examples of booger in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Donald Trump has temporarily replaced the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office after Elon Musk’s son seemingly wiped a booger on it during their viral visit to the White House last week. —Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025

National Geographic harnesses some of that tendency in this kit that contains instructions and equipment for 15 different gross experiments with themes like boiling boogers, farting slime, bursting blood cells, eyeballs, and test-tube vomit. —Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 5 Dec. 2024

Read More: How Dr. Becky Became the Millennial Parenting Whisperer If that list feels overwhelming, imagine them all in your feed, giving you tips on everything from dislodging boogers to negotiating over screen time. —Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 23 July 2024

That’s right, the monster is constructed of boogers; causing many LOLs from the Time Lord (Gatwa). —Cameron K McEwan, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2024

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

Rhymes for booger

• sugar