as in head
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth
watch the lintel above the door, unless you want to bang your noggin
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Recent Examples of noggin
Tuck them away in your noggin — or save them for a rainy day.
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Malaka Gharib, NPR, 10 Dec. 2025
During a 58-7 loss, Stan reached inside one of those old two-bar facemasks of a Cornhuskers player and broke that Bugeater’s noggin.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2025
In 1991, a puncture to the noggin caused his head to droop, a pretty depressing sight to behold.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
The rules and norms around Mormon romantic relationships never cease to bust my noggin.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
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Malaka Gharib, NPR, 10 Dec. 2025
During a 58-7 loss, Stan reached inside one of those old two-bar facemasks of a Cornhuskers player and broke that Bugeater’s noggin.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2025
In 1991, a puncture to the noggin caused his head to droop, a pretty depressing sight to behold.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
The rules and norms around Mormon romantic relationships never cease to bust my noggin.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noggin
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After Mike Vrabel was fired as the head coach in Tennessee, Kuhr spent the 2024 season as a defensive assistant with the Giants before Vrabel re-hired him in New England as his inside linebackers coach.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
18 Feb. 2026
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After last season’s 7-5 finish, head coach Brennan Marion left to become Colorado’s OC.—
Jason Kirk,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Her skull would incurred permanent damage, as it would have been distorted or depressed on the right side, as per the press release, which affected her appearance.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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Her designs render traditional Kurdish silhouettes in non-traditional fabrics, with skull prints, camouflage, Japanese florals and Chanel-like weaves featuring in her collections.—
Nicola Chilton,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Noggin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noggin. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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