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
Kenny just sits there with not a single light on inside that noggin of his.
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Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Those won't filter the air for you, but they sure as hell will protect your noggin in the event of a crash.
—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
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Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Those won't filter the air for you, but they sure as hell will protect your noggin in the event of a crash.
—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
See All Example Sentences for noggin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noggin
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The network was about to hire The Daily Show host when a producer Kimmel worked with on the '90s game show Win Ben Stein's Money suggested that the head of the network watch video of him, Kimmel explained Wednesday on the Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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To combat this, a 4-2-3-1 can be morphed into multiple defensive shapes depending on the head coach’s preference.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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After 57 days in the hospital that included rehabilitation and the left half of her skull being removed to treat the swelling in her brain, Sophia Forchas was escorted through the streets of the city, a video posted by Mayor Jacob Frey on social media Thursday showed.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Although the brain itself has no pain receptors, Bacon was given local anesthetic to numb her scalp and skull, as doctors made holes half the size of a small coin in her skull and implanted the stimulating electrodes inside.—
Elmira Aliieva,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Noggin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noggin. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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