nose-pick

nose-pick

1. noun An instance or act of removing nasal mucus (i.e., "boogers") with one's finger. After walking on that dusty trail all day, I felt like I needed a good nose-pick!
2. verb To remove nasal mucus (i.e., "boogers") with one's finger. Mark! Don't nose-pick like that in class! Now please go wash your hands.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • nose-picking
  • pick (one's) nose
  • nose-picker
  • skin
  • skin me
  • skinhead
  • skins
  • blow (one's) nose
  • blow nose
  • clog (something) with (something)
References in periodicals archive
The only highlight of the show is seeing a sniffy chap from Sotheby's telling the proud owner of a bishop's nose-pick that it is a fake and completely worthless.
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