booger
[ boo g-er ]
/ ˈbʊg ər /
noun
Informal.
any person or thing: That shark was a mean-looking booger. Paddle the little booger and send him home.
Slang.
a piece of dried mucus in or from the nose.
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.
any ghost, hobgoblin, or other frightening apparition.
Origin of booger
1865–70; perhaps variant of British dialect
boggard goblin, bogy; in senses of
defs 1, 2 conflated with
bugger1
Words nearby booger
booby-trap,
boodie,
boodle,
boofhead,
boofy,
booger,
boogerman,
boogeyman,
boogie,
boogie board,
boogie-woogie