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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The rules and norms around Mormon romantic relationships never cease to bust my noggin.
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With a bald noggin and spattered in white goo, Stone looks otherworldly while defending her humanity.
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 13 Nov. 2025
The rules and norms around Mormon romantic relationships never cease to bust my noggin.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
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“Noggin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noggin. Accessed 20 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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