noggin

noun

nog·​gin ˈnä-gən 

plural noggins

1

: a person's head

2

: a small mug or cup

3

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

Synonyms

• bean
• block [slang]
• dome
• head
• mazard [chiefly dialect]
• mazzard
• nob
• noddle
• noodle
• nut [slang]
• pate
• poll

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 on the Web

No more dragging the reindeer down from the attic, cursing as hooves knock you on the noggin, a new piece missing each year. —Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 16 Dec. 2024

The best practices can be in your noggin and undertaken by hand, or in this case the meta-prompt will get the AI to do so on your behalf. —Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024

But Anunoby remembering a steal or a knee to the noggin is not unusual, even if the play in question was more than 40 games ago. —Fred Katz, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025

Today, brain rot reflects a worry that consuming the internet's endless waves of memes and video clips, especially on social media, might numb one's noggin. —Bill Chappell, NPR, 2 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1588, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Phrases Containing noggin

• use one's noggin

Rhymes for noggin

• dogon
• andropogon
• toboggan

Kids Definition

noggin

noun

nog·​gin ˈnäg-ən 

1

: a small mug

2

: a small quantity (as a gill) of drink

3

: a person's head