nose-picking

noun

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

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Meanings

nounnose-picking (countable and uncountable, plural nose-pickings)

plural nose-pickings

  1. uncountableThe insertion of one's finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.
  2. countableA piece of mucus extracted from the nose using one's finger.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of nose-pick

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 挖鼻子, 摳鼻子 /抠鼻子
  • 挖鼻子 (wā bízi)insertion of a finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.
  • 摳鼻子 /抠鼻子 (kōu bízi)insertion of a finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.
Dutch neuspeuteren
  • neuspeutereninsertion of a finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.
Finnish nenän kaivaminen
  • nenän kaivamineninsertion of a finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.
French curer le nez
  • curer le nezinsertion of a finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.
German nasenbohren
  • nasenbohreninsertion of a finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.
Hebrew חיטוט באף
  • חיטוט באף (khitút ba'áf)insertion of a finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.
Hungarian orrtúrás
  • orrtúrásinsertion of a finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.
Japanese 鼻ほじり
  • 鼻ほじり (hana-hojiri)insertion of a finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.
Latvian deguna urbināšana
  • deguna urbināšanainsertion of a finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.
Lithuanian krapštyti nosį
  • krapštyti nosįinsertion of a finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.
Persian انگشتکردن در بینی
  • انگشتکردن در بینیinsertion of a finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.
Polish dłubanie w nosie
  • dłubanie w nosieinsertion of a finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.
Portuguese cutucada no nariz
  • cutucada no narizinsertion of a finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.
Russian ковыря́ние в носу́
  • ковыря́ние в носу́ (kovyrjánije v nosú)insertion of a finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.
Spanish hurgarse la nariz
  • hurgarse la narizinsertion of a finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.
Swedish näspetning
  • näspetninginsertion of a finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.
Tagalog pangungulangot
  • pangungulangotinsertion of a finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.
Cite this entry
APA

nose-picking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nose-picking

MLA

“nose-picking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nose-picking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nose-picking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nose-picking.

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