nose-picking

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nose-picking

noun nose-pickings

  1. uncountable The insertion of one's finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.
  2. countable A piece of mucus extracted from the nose using one's finger.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of nose-pick

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verb insertion of a finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.

Españolhurgarse la nariz
日本語鼻ほじり hana-hojiri
中文挖鼻子 wā bízi, 摳鼻子 /抠鼻子 kōu bízi
Portuguêscutucada no nariz
Françaiscurer le nez
Deutschnasenbohren
Русскийковыря́ние в носу́ kovyrjánije v nosú
עבריתחיטוט באף khitút ba'áf

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@misc{nose_picking_2026,
  title = {nose-picking},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nose-picking},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}