Popel — meaning in English

English meaning

• booger noun A piece of dried mucus from inside the nose (informal).
• phlegm noun Thick mucus produced in the throat or airways, especially when coughed up during a cold or infection.

Senses

Popel 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.
• phlegm Viscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing. [from 14th c.]

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).

phlegm — full definition

1. noun Thick mucus produced in the throat or airways, especially when coughed up during a cold or infection.
2. noun Calm, unemotional composure, sometimes bordering on indifference.

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