booger
/ˈbʊɡɚ/noun
booger is spelled B-O-O-G-E-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, booger means “A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of booger is boogers.
How many letters and syllables are in booger?
| Letters | 6: B-O-O-G-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,660th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is booger?
Booger appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce booger?
- US /ˈbʊɡɚ/
- UK /ˈbʊɡə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-booger.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with booger?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as booger from its last stressed vowel (/ʊɡəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: goober.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of booger
- boogers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does booger mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CanadaUSslangA piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril.
- 2
USslangSomething suggestive of this material.
- 3
USslangA thing; especially a problematic or difficult thing.
- 4
USA monster, a bogey.
- 5
derogatoryslangA bodyboarder.
Watch the local boogers charge it!
- 6
A performer of the booger dance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Booger in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | crotte de nez, mucus |
| German | Popel, Rotz, Schleim |
| Portuguese | macaco, catota, meleca, monco, tatu |
| Spanish | pelotilla de la nariz, moco |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does booger come from?
Alteration of the English dialectal words buggard (bug + -ard), boggart or boggard. Compare bogey. Compare also Alemannic German Naaseböög (“booger”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).