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The act of clearing your throat is indicated by the slang onomatopoeia "hock", or "hack", and the resultant mucus as a "loogie" (lugie). This is sometimes a combination of drawing up phlegm and then expectorating or spitting, with the sound "ptui" (ptooie).

Both of these acts are simulated by the word sounds, as is the term "hacking cough".

Addendum:

There is also the resounding "splack" as the hocked/hacked loogie hits the sidewalk immediately following the "ptui."

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