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noggin

noun

ˈnä-gən

Definition of noggin

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 That theory took a big blow to the noggin in March. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026 The front of the mouse arches down and spreads wide, suggesting the noggin of the snake it's named after. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026 Quincy Magoo could plainly see that Darnell Nurse knocked Nathan MacKinnon straight into Connor Ingram’s noggin. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026 Any lengthy conversation is not kept precisely in their noggin. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for noggin

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Then, Punk took down Rhodes with a head scissors before locking in an armbar.

— Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Confidence grows when your plan leaves your head and meets the calendar.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 2 Aug. 2026

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The themes are about honor and destiny; there are massively violent battle scenes; one character ends up with the entire back half of his skull bashed in.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2026
Court records indicate he was diagnosed with a skull fracture and a brain bleed, necessitating emergency surgery.

— Abby Dodge, CBS News, 30 July 2026

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