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
While surveying a hillside, Mongolian paleontologist Tsogtbaatar Chinzorig of North Carolina State University and a co-author of the new paper, discovered the top of a dinosaur’s noggin sticking out of a cliff.
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Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2025
Do not conflate ANNs with the wetware or true neural network that exists in your noggin.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
After much chattering about the status of the Oscar winner’s seemingly clean-cut visage in the lead-up to the film’s premiere at the Venice Film Festival, once the camera (actually, four cameras) train themselves on Stone’s noggin during the film’s first act, there’s no doubt.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Kenny just sits there with not a single light on inside that noggin of his.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
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Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2025
Do not conflate ANNs with the wetware or true neural network that exists in your noggin.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
After much chattering about the status of the Oscar winner’s seemingly clean-cut visage in the lead-up to the film’s premiere at the Venice Film Festival, once the camera (actually, four cameras) train themselves on Stone’s noggin during the film’s first act, there’s no doubt.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Kenny just sits there with not a single light on inside that noggin of his.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noggin
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Experts say many multinational firms are adopting dual leadership models, where global business unit heads in India co-own strategy and product outcomes with their counterparts at headquarters.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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Aldo Olivieri, il Gatto Magico (the Magic Cat), who had survived a fractured skull that required drilling to save his life and left him with chronic headaches, became the first-choice goalkeeper.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The sale includes ghost, candy corn, spiderweb, skull, and bat icon glasses, and each set includes four glasses.—
Paige Bennett,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Noggin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noggin. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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