I. booger
variant of bugger
II. boog·er ˈbu̇gə(r) noun
or bug·ger “ also in sense 1 ˈbəg-
( -s )
Etymology: alteration (probably influenced by booger bugger) of boggart
1. : boogeyman
2. dialect : a piece of dried nasal mucus
III. booger verb
( boogered ; boogered ; boogering ˈbu̇g(ə)riŋ ; boogers )
intransitive verb
of an animal : to take fright : shy
this horse boogers a little at gunfire
transitive verb
West : to frighten or startle (an animal) into shying or running wild
the cattle were already through the pasture gate when something boogered them — Ross Santee
IV. booger noun
( -s )
Etymology: probably alteration (influenced by booger boogeyman) of bug
chiefly Midland : head louse