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mucus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • booger noun A piece of dried mucus from inside the nose (informal).
  • goo noun A sticky, gummy, or slimy semi-liquid substance of unclear or unpleasant composition.
  • mucus noun The slippery fluid produced by the lining of the nose, throat, lungs, gut and other internal surfaces, which keeps them moist and traps dust and germs.

Senses

mucus is used for these senses in English:

  • booger (US, Canada, Philippines, slang) A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril.
  • goo (uncountable, informal) Any semi-solid or liquid substance; especially one that is sticky, gummy or slippery, unpleasant, and of vague or unknown composition, such as slime or semen.
  • mucus (physiology) A slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.

booger — full definition

  1. noun A piece of dried mucus from inside the nose (informal).
  2. noun A difficult or annoying thing or situation (US informal).

goo — full definition

  1. noun A sticky, gummy, or slimy semi-liquid substance of unclear or unpleasant composition.
  2. noun Overly sentimental or sappy talk or emotion.

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