booger

noun boog·er \ ˈbu̇-gər , ˈbü- \

Definition of booger

1 :bogeyman

2 :a piece of dried nasal mucus

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Recent Examples of booger from the Web

The seeds look like boogers, but thankfully this fruit doesn't actually taste like them and is great in cocktails or açai bowls. 2.

— spoon u, Teen Vogue, "Foods That Look Gross But Taste Really Good," 25 Aug. 2017
Boogers or avocado mashed into your shins by a wily toddler?

— jen gann, The Cut, "The Best High-Fashion Dadcore Looks," 21 June 2017
Yet drunk uncle Trump woke up this morning, snorted a line of social media booger sugar and exposed his Islamophobic desires by tweeting this: But like a crackhead walking down the street with a VCR under his arms, Trump was just getting started.

— michael harriot, The Root, "Y’all’s Drunk Uncle President Is Tweeting Again," 5 June 2017
You guys, mucus—snot, boogers, slime, nose goblins, phlegm—is the best.

— sarah fallon, WIRED, "Germs Are Magic and Other Things We Learned From Ed Yong’s New Book," 28 July 2016

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