noggin

noun nog·gin \ ˈnä-gən \

|Updated on: 13 Jun 2018

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Definition of noggin

1 : a small mug or cup

2 : a small quantity (such as a gill) of drink

3 : a person's head

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Examples of noggin in a Sentence

He fell and got a bump on his noggin.
watch the lintel above the door, unless you want to bang your noggin

Recent Examples of noggin from the Web

Stop straining your noggin and head to the West Allis A La Carte street festival June 3.

— hannah kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "The West Allis A La Carte street festival is June 3," 28 May 2018
Getty Images Please, for a moment, picture Mila Kunis in your noggin.

— chloe metzger, Marie Claire, "Guys, Mila Kunis Chopped Off All Her Hair and Looks Unrecognizable," 21 May 2018
The doctors calmly explained that the best way to solve this mystery would be to take a sample from Grady’s noggin.

— beth kassab, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Brain cancer: 60 days to diagnosis," 16 May 2018
There were also numerous halos, hats and whatever was flying around Frances McDormand’s noggin.

— stephanie petit, PEOPLE.com, "Chrissy Teigen Is Mad She Couldn't Attend Met Gala — Mainly Because of This Trending Accessory," 8 May 2018
With its painted-on eyebrows, somber expression and wavy brown hair peeking through its tattered bandages, the mummy’s noggin brought viewers face-to-face with a mystery.

— New York Times, "The F.B.I. and the Mystery of the Mummy’s Head," 2 Apr. 2018
But Rondo, the feisty 12-year veteran, has become the third playmaking noggin.

— ron higgins, NOLA.com, "Pels' `dogs' are sinking their teeth into victory on a nightly basis," 23 Mar. 2018
Rosen will undergo intense training for not stomping on people’s noggins before returning to work to terrorize the citizens of Columbus.

— michael harriot, The Root, "Cop Fired for Stomping on Head of Man in Handcuffs Gets Job Back Because ... I Don’t Even Know Anymore," 6 Mar. 2018
Lucy moved her big noggin forward and back again under the blinding heat, her head seemingly ready to tumble off her human shoulders.

— monica drake, Longreads, "Doomed in Nashville," 5 Mar. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of noggin

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First Known Use: 1588

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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Synonyms

bean, block [slang], dome, head, noddle, noodle, pate, poll;

Related Words

cranium, crown, scalp, skull;

Other Household Terms

cruet, curiosity, duvet, fiasco, sham, taper, valance, whatnot

NOGGIN Defined for English Language Learners

noggin

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Definition of noggin for English Language Learners

: a person's head

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noggin

noun nog·gin \ ˈnä-gən \

Definition of noggin for Students

: a person's head

Lefty Lewis rubbed his hand over my head and said, “Look at this noggin …”
—Christopher Paul Curtis, Bud, Not Buddy

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