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Dictionary: boog·er   (bʊg'ər) pronunciation
 
n.
  1. A bogeyman.
  2. Slang. Dried nasal mucus.
  3. Slang. An item that is unnamed or unnameable: “It's . . . like a pop-top . . . one of those sharp little boogers you pull off the beer cans” (Hunter S. Thompson).
  4. Slang.
    1. A worthless, despicable person.
    2. A person; a fellow.

[Origin unknown.]


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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: an imaginary monster used to frighten children
  Synonyms: bogeyman, bugbear, bugaboo, boogeyman

Meaning #2: dried nasal mucus


 
 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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