booger
Americannoun
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Informal. any person or thing.
That shark was a mean-looking booger. Paddle the little booger and send him home.
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Slang. a piece of dried mucus in or from the nose.
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Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. any ghost, hobgoblin, or other frightening apparition.
Etymology
Origin of booger
1865–70; perhaps variant of British dialect boggard goblin, bogy; in senses of booger defs. 1, 2 conflated with bugger 1
Example Sentences
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Booger on @AlwaysCFB today made his national championship pick: Texas!
From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2023
“Depends on which Carson Wentz they get this year,” Griffin responded to ESPN’s Booger McFarland.
From Washington Times • Aug. 22, 2022
Former NFL star and current TV analyst Booger McFarland voiced his opinion on the Dwayne Haskins saga during ESPN's "Monday Night Countdown" prior to the Patriots-Bills game.
From Fox News • Dec. 29, 2020
The analysts who would normally join Wingo on set — Mel Kiper Jr., Booger McFarland and Louis Riddick — will participate from home.
From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2020
Booger had been reaching for the door handle but now he whirled on me, all Hulked out and throbbing veins.
From Little Brother by Doctorow, Cory
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