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Etymology 1

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Alteration of the English dialectal words buggard (bug + -ard), boggart or boggard. Compare bogey. Compare also Alemannic German Naaseböög (booger).

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booger (plural boogers)

  1. (US, Canada, Philippines, slang) A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril.
    • 1948, Publication of the American Dialect Society, page 16:
      Mama says you mustn't pick boogers out of your nose with your fingers; you must use your handkerchief.
    • 2006, Strapping Young Lad, “Far Beyond Metal”, in The New Black:
      Now in the halls of the necro lord / Flash of fear when he sees my sword / Raped his woman, smoked his bone / Leave a booger underneath his throne!
  2. (US, slang) Something suggestive of this material.
    • 2017 July 7, Ignatiy Vishnevetskyg, “The ambitious War For The Planet Of The Apes ends up surrendering to formula”, in The Onion AV Club[1]:
      The latter is discovered by Caesar, Maurice, and their compadres living in a crumbling, snow-packed ski lodge, its antler chandeliers hung with boogers of ice in a mockery of humanity’s pretensions of alpha-predator-hood.
  3. (US, slang) A thing; especially a problematic or difficult thing.
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Etymology 2

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From boogie board +‎ -er.

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booger (plural boogers)

  1. (surfing, slang, mildly derogatory) A bodyboarder.
    Watch the local boogers charge it!

Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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booger (plural boogers)

  1. A performer of the booger dance.

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