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Arlene Posted 19 years ago
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0Hi guys, gals and gays,02br
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00 May I know how native speakers of English call that stuff/waste that they eyes and the nose excrete? 02br
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0Pretty much everyone calls it by the slang 'bogies' (nose) and some people use 'eye bogies' (eyes). It's not really considered a very polite word though, which is strange as it is the word everyone knows. I'm sure there are more 'official' words.

— Nona the brit

  • 0Pretty much everyone calls it by the slang 'bogies' (nose) and some people use 'eye bogies' (eyes).
  • It's not really considered a very polite word though, which is strange as it is the word everyone knows.
  • I'm sure there are more 'official' words.
  • Generally speaking we prefer to avoid mentioning these things directly once we get over 10 years old (kids love those words as they are not really swearing rude, but adults don't like them).
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0Pretty much everyone calls it by the slang 'bogies' (nose) and some people use 'eye bogies' (eyes). It's not really considered a very polite word though, which is strange as it is the word everyone knows. I'm sure there are more 'official' words. Generally speaking we prefer to avoid mentioning these things directly once we get over 10 years old (kids love those words as they are not really swe
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0 nona, you forgot to mention snot!02br
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00liquid mucus, dried mucus0-
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0 01b00slaps head02b00 how could I forget snot? Yes, bogies are dry and snot is runny! 0-
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0Hello Nona,02br
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00Thank you so much for giving me the right terms as well as some don'ts about their usage. Also, for your p.s. I should always remember it. 0-
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0"Bogie" is British -- the American equivalent is "booger." (Also used primarily by eight-year-old boys)0-
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0 thanks khoff.02br
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00how's your head nona? should i call an ambulance lol0-
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0 you get tears from your eye too02br
00another word for snot is phlegm(formal/medical)0-
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