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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And the flatworm with its new noggin immediately solving the maze its old one worked so diligently to master?
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Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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The term derived from noggin, a Scottish and Gaelic word meaning cup, and grog, an English word meaning hard liquor, typically rum.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Tuck them away in your noggin — or save them for a rainy day.
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Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Pre-orders for the T-MB are now open, but Also is already looking to protect your noggin with a light-packing smart helmet.
—New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2025
The term derived from noggin, a Scottish and Gaelic word meaning cup, and grog, an English word meaning hard liquor, typically rum.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Tuck them away in your noggin — or save them for a rainy day.
—Malaka Gharib, NPR, 10 Dec. 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 15 Jan. 2026.
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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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