ขี้มูก
snot
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- 1 snot、booger
This is an everyday word for nasal mucus, including runny snot and dried boogers.
snot、booger
Refers to mucus from the nose, either runny or dried. It sounds direct and a bit unclean, like talking about snot or boogers.
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เช็ดขี้มูก chét khîi mûuk wipe snot เช็ดขี้มูก details
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อย่าแคะขี้มูก yàa khɛ́ khîi mûuk Don’t pick your nose. อย่าแคะขี้มูก details
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เด็กมีขี้มูกไหล dèk mii khîi mûuk lǎy The child has a runny nose. เด็กมีขี้มูกไหล details
Learning notes
Explanation
ขี้มูก combines ขี้, a word often used for dirty bodily waste, with มูก, “mucus.” It covers both runny snot and dried material in the nose. It is common in everyday speech, especially around children, but it is not a polished or clinical term. For a neutral way to talk about a runny nose as a symptom, น้ำมูก is usually better.
Usage
Used in everyday home situations, such as wiping a child’s nose, talking about snot, or telling someone not to pick their nose.
Caution
In polite or medical contexts, ขี้มูก can sound too direct or gross. To say “have a runny nose,” มีน้ำมูก or น้ำมูกไหล is usually safer.
Differences from similar words
1 snot synonyms
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น้ำมูก mainly means runny nasal mucus and is more neutral, especially when describing symptoms. ขี้มูก can include both runny snot and dried boogers, and it sounds more direct and less polite.