booger
noun
Familiar
1.n.an imaginary monster used to frighten children
2.n.dried nasal mucus
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booger and boomer differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. booger means “an imaginary monster used to frighten children”. boomer means “a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s”.
1.n.an imaginary monster used to frighten children
2.n.dried nasal mucus
/ˈbumɚ/
1.n.a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s
“they expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers”
| booger | boomer | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | not recorded | /ˈbumɚ/ |
| Said | — | BOO-mur |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 6 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun |
| Senses | 2 | 1 |
| How common | Familiar | Familiar |
| Synonyms | bogeyman, bugbear, bugaboo | baby boomer |
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