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booger, boogers, bogey (piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from the nostril)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpoːpəl/[ˈpʰoː.pʰl̩]
  1. booger, boogers, bogey (piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from the nostril)

    masculine · strong
  2. hickey (printing defect caused by foreign matter on the printing surface)

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

19th century. Said to be of Central German origin. Used for various misshapen or thickish objects.

noun/ˈpoːpəl/[ˈpʰoː.pʰl̩]
  1. a pitiable or insignificant person (usually male)

    masculine · strong
  2. one of the common people, proletarian, member of the working (or lower middle) class

    dated · masculine · strong
  3. alternative form of Pöbel (“plebs, mob”)

    alt-of · alternative · archaic · masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German pōpel, from Latin populus (either directly or through Old French pueple). Doublet of Pöbel. In sense 1 perhaps influenced by etymology 1, but the relation remains unclear as long as the former’s origin is obscure.

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