Bat in the cave
Posted by ESC on March 22, 2003
In Reply to: Dirt posted by ESC on March 22, 2003
: : : 1)Is the dirt in the ear called ear wax?
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: : 2)How about the dry dirt in the nose? I heard something like blogger.
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: : 3)How about the liquid in the mouth that we want to spit out? Mucus, phlegm
or something else?
: : : Thanks.
: : How charming.
: : 1) Yes, it's called
earwax.
: : 2) There are numerous slang terms, including snot, booger (US)
and bogie (UK).
: : 3) Mucus and especially phlegm would be correct - mucus
is a more general term, whereas phlegm is specific to the windpipe and throat.
If you're looking for very impolite slang, "hawking up a lugie" will do.
: How about the all-inclusive "bodily fluids"?
Several episodes ago, a character on "Sex in the City" told her boyfriend that he had a "bat in the cave." She was telling him that he had a visible booger. (Yucky word.)
- Bat in the cave EB 03/22/03