+team moxiepup Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Hi there, We're currently making a TB that we want to have travel around Europe. It's a small gargoyle which is picking his nose. We were thinking of naming him "Booger". Now here's where we're a bit concerned... We know that some words can have many different meanings, depending on where in the world the word is mentioned. Over here, (in the US) "Booger" refers to the green things found in one's nose. We've heard them refered (we think) as "bogeys" in one of the Harry Potter films. We've also heard the term "bugger" on various British TV programs. Sometimes it seemed to mean "go away", as in "bugger off", other times it seemed to have more of a lewd conotation. We would really like to use the name "Booger", but we don't wish to freak people out if it has some other meaning over there! Please let us know your opinions on the matter. If anyone knows of any meaning this word may have in other parts of Europe, please let us know that as well! Thanks for any help! Quote Link to comment
+chizu Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 I don't think anyone in the UK would confuse Booger and Bugger - due to the huge influx of US TV shows over here almost everyone will know what a booger is. Quote Link to comment
+The Cache Hoppers Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Me and my sproglets refer to them green grollies as boogers - so long as it hasn't got a real booger attached to it I can't see any problem - your TB would be more than welcome in any of our caches. Quote Link to comment
+Haggis Hunter Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 I would say it was fairly safe to use it along those lines? Quote Link to comment
+4 Badgers Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 We echo chizu's response - go for it! Quote Link to comment
fraggle69 Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 (edited) hmm isn't a bogey something you eat, flick or snort and a sheep is used for a ***** but a booger doesn't sound like any of these. If anything, it sounds like a tragic 70's disco dancing gimp. So now you know you're safe in the hands of the Qeens men, but what about south of the equator? You sure better hope they don't b~**er your TB up!!! Aii Edited March 30, 2007 by fraggle69 Quote Link to comment
Edgemaster Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 (edited) A bogey is also a set of wheels on a train, don't use bu**er, it has a completely different meaning. Edited March 30, 2007 by Edgemaster Quote Link to comment
Lactodorum Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 "Booger" - good "Bu***r" - bad Definitely not a word to use in a family friendly forum!! Quote Link to comment
+team moxiepup Posted March 30, 2007 Author Share Posted March 30, 2007 Thanks for all your help! We'll be sending Booger on his journey as soon as we do a write up of his mission, and perhaps give him a coat of sealant. I didn't realize that "b*gger was that bad of a term! I kinda thought it meant a "mischeivous rascal", such as "some little b*gger stole my gnome.", or "who's the b*gger that ate the last of the cheese?" Glad to hear that "booger" is recognized as being quite tame! Be on the lookout for a slightly ill-mannered gargoyle heading your way! We'll post a picture of him here soon. Quote Link to comment
+little-miss-naughty Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 i have seen a lot of men mainly weraing strange junpers, who hold big sticks an hit their little white balls. i think they use it as a kinda greating as they are always shouting BOGIE at each other. lmn Quote Link to comment
+jennie.m Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 I can understand the confusion, b*gger is used in a lighthearted way, as you suggest, but it does have an extremely lewd actual meaning. If any confused Americans want to know more, try looking up b*gger in a dictionary (online or real) but whatever you do, don't google it! Good luck with the TB Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 try looking up b*gger in a dictionary (online or real) but whatever you do, don't google it! Good luck with the TB Well purely in the interests of research I did google for it and didn't get any dodgy links, but B*gger does seem to be widely used as a name for fishing flies. Quote Link to comment
+team moxiepup Posted March 31, 2007 Author Share Posted March 31, 2007 Here he is! Booger Quote Link to comment
fraggle69 Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 Here he is! Booger can't wait to bu***r him lol Aii Quote Link to comment
+team moxiepup Posted March 31, 2007 Author Share Posted March 31, 2007 (edited) Here he is! Booger can't wait to bu***r him lol Aii Ummmm... do we need to be worried? Or do you mean to butter him? Sorry, but that's what the word looks like with the g's blocked out! Edited March 31, 2007 by team moxiepup Quote Link to comment
+third-degree-witch Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 All this seems a bit snotty to me ! Quote Link to comment
+wizard1974uk Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 Okay everyone move away from fraggle very slowly, no sudden movements Quote Link to comment
+jedimonkey.co.uk Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 As a kid, when playing hide and seek with friends.... if the game was suddenly called off for any reason (cheating etc) everyone started shouting 'Games A Bogey' Here in Scotland, a bogey is also a home-made go-kart make from wood and a set of old pram wheels... usually..... with a peice of string for steering probably not too safe now I think back on it! gb Quote Link to comment
+currykev Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 All seems well in Slang terms too right...HERE Quote Link to comment
+Team Sieni Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Bogey is also a term for a ghost, as in the "Bogey Man" I think it's of Scottish origin. Incidentally (it's boring fact time) when people used to play golf alone, they would play against an imaginary person or "bogey". So if a hole normally took four strokes to complete then that was what the "Bogey" was capable of - it meant the same as "par". Then an improvent in the technology for manufacturing golf balls happened, and everyone got better by one stroke, except the poor old Bogey, who had to carry on using inferior imaginary balls, was one stroke behind everyone. And that's the origin of the golf term "bogey" meaning one over par. Quote Link to comment
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