MUCUS
(also see NOSE)
ADJECTIVES
1570 ► SNOTTY running with or dirty with nasal mucus → sl.
1682 ► SNOTTY-NOSED having mucus running from the nose → colloq.
1927 ► SNOTTY-FACED having visible nasal mucus on the face → colloq.
1941 ► SNOT-NOSED having mucus running from the nose → colloq.
NOUNS
1425 ► SNOT nasal mucus → sl.
1480 ► MELDROP a drop of mucus hanging from the nose → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1590 ► SALT RHEUM an irritating discharge of mucus from the nose; a running cold → obs.
1598 ► SNOTTERY nasal mucus or filth
1679 ► BIMBOMS anything hanging, as icicles, tags of a bonnet or dress, mucus hanging from the nose, cobwebs, etc. → Eng. dial.
L17.. ► SNOTERGOB nasal mucus → Brit.
L17.. ► SNOTTER nasal mucus; often plural → Sc.
19C.. ► BIBBLES mucus from the nose → Sc.
19C.. ► SNOB nasal mucus → Brit. colloq.
19C.. ► SNOIT nasal mucus → Sc.
19C.. ► SNOTTERGOB nasal mucus → Eng. dial.
1811 ► LAMBS’ LEGS the snivel of a child’s neglected nose; nasal excrement → Eng. & Amer. dial.
1825 ► FAIPLE anything loose and flaccid hanging from the nose → Sc. obs.
1858 ► CANDLE mucus hanging from the nose
1890 ► BOOGIE mucus in the nose → Amer. dial.
1891 ► BOOGER nasal mucus; also, occasionally, mucus from the eye → Amer. dial.
1892 ► BOO mucus in the nose → Amer. dial.
1892 ► POKER a ball of mucus in the nose → Amer. dial.
20C.. ► NOSE-SHIT mucus, nasal residue → Brit. sl.
20C.. ► SNOTS gobs of nasal mucus → US colloq.
1911 ► BOAKIE dried nasal mucus → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 ► BOODIE dried nasal mucus → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 ► BOWSEY nasal mucus → Sc. (Bk.)
1913 ► BUGGER dried nasal mucus → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1913 ► SLUG a ball of mucus in the nose → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1937 ► BOGEY → BOGIE → BOGY a piece of dried nasal mucus → Brit. sl.
1938 ► GOLLY a gob of phlegm or mucus → Aust. sl.
1950 ► BUG nasal mucus → Amer. dial.
1950 ► LAMB LEG nasal mucus; a bit of mucus hanging from the nostrils → Amer. dial.
1950 ► LAMB’S QUARTERS nasal mucus; a bit of mucus hanging from the nostrils → Amer. dial.
1950 ► LAMB’S TAIL nasal mucus; a bit of mucus hanging from the nostrils → Amer. dial.
1962 ► BLACK MAN a piece of dried mucus in the nose → Sc.
1966 ► FISH BAIT sticky mucus that forms in the nose → Amer. dial.
1968 ► BOO BOO mucus in the nose → Amer. dial.
1968 ► BUGGINS nasal mucus → Amer. dial.
1968 ► CHEAP TAIL nasal mucus; a bit of mucus hanging from the nostrils → Amer. dial.
1969 ► BILOU nasal mucus → Amer. dial., nursery usage
1970 ► LIEUY → LOOEY → LOOIE → LOUIE a piece of nasal mucus → US sl.
1972 ► TAILOR’S SWEAT a drop of mucus at the nose → Sc. jocular usage
1987 ► BOO-DADDY nasal mucus → Amer. dial.
1997 ► GREEN mucus → UK sl.
1998 ► OLD FOGEY a small lump of dried nasal mucus → UK rhyming sl. for ‘bogey’
VERBS
16C.. ► SNOT to blow the nose or wipe mucus from the nose
1930 ► BOGEY to expel snot from the nose → Aust. sl.
1930 ► BOGIE → BOOGIE to expel snot from the nose → Aust. sl.
1930 ► BOOGER to expel snot from the nose → Aust. sl.
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