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
Those won't filter the air for you, but they sure as hell will protect your noggin in the event of a crash.
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 22 July 2025
But the third person is so close the reader gets most of the benefits of being inside Vera’s sweet noggin.
—Jane Ciabattari
july 8, Literary Hub, 8 July 2025
Keep your noggin and bones in one piece Kids and adults play more in summer and try new activities, which can lead to head injuries or fractures.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Dort watched the ball traverse over his noggin but did not divert his focus from Haliburton.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 June 2025
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 22 July 2025
But the third person is so close the reader gets most of the benefits of being inside Vera’s sweet noggin.
—Jane Ciabattari
july 8, Literary Hub, 8 July 2025
Keep your noggin and bones in one piece Kids and adults play more in summer and try new activities, which can lead to head injuries or fractures.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Dort watched the ball traverse over his noggin but did not divert his focus from Haliburton.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noggin
Noun
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Similarly, Black-eyed Susans ()—including Goldsturm—develop rich seed heads that support birds such as juncos, sparrows and towhees.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Mthethwa also faced an ongoing probe that heard allegations by a provincial police commissioner who accused him of attempting to obstruct the prosecution of a former head of South Africa’s Crime Intelligence Services who was being investigated for corruption.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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The pins went through the scalp and were docked on the surface of her skull with numbing cream.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Oct. 2025
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The protesters are using a cartoon skull wearing a straw hat as their symbol.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Noggin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noggin. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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