plural noggins
1
: a person's head
2
: a small mug or cup
3
: a small quantity (such as a gill) of drink
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
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With the Cielo’s top down and that uncommon V-6 engine perched behind one’s noggin, the whispers and sighs of its dual turbochargers only add to the charm.
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Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2025
With a bald noggin and spattered in white goo, Stone looks otherworldly while defending her humanity.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
The headless ghost of Hooch Simpson supposedly still wanders the area that was once Skidoo, looking for his noggin.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
Dart flung himself noggin-first into an Eagles defender in Week 5, and has been evaluated for a concussion three times in four games.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
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Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2025
With a bald noggin and spattered in white goo, Stone looks otherworldly while defending her humanity.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
The headless ghost of Hooch Simpson supposedly still wanders the area that was once Skidoo, looking for his noggin.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
Dart flung himself noggin-first into an Eagles defender in Week 5, and has been evaluated for a concussion three times in four games.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for noggin
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“Noggin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noggin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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noggin
noun
nog·gin
ˈnäg-ən 
1
: a small mug
2
: a small quantity (as a gill) of drink
3
: a person's head
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