Meaning and background
The story behind Booger
Booger has two quite different dictionary associations: a bogeyman and a piece of dried nasal mucus. Both help explain why it can sound mischievous or deliberately gross as a dog’s name. The choice depends on an owner’s sense of humour rather than any established character trait. Merriam-Webster supplies the ordinary English senses, without documenting a traditional personal-name origin or turning the joke into a flattering translation.
- Association
- Booger means a bogeyman or a piece of dried nasal mucus. Source
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About Booger
Recorded as a dog’s name
Booger appears in 5 dog licence records in the 2023 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (1)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
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