noggin

[nog-uh n]

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noun

a small cup or mug.
a small amount of alcoholic liquor, usually a gill.
Informal. a person's head.

Origin of noggin

First recorded in 1620–30; origin uncertain

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Related Words for noggin

mug, pate, dome, cup, noddle

Examples from the Web for noggin

Contemporary Examples of noggin

Virtual electronic brain is to be trusted; brain inside our noggin, and instincts therein, is to be suspected.
Google Glass’s Insane, Terrifying Etiquette Guide
Tim Teeman
February 20, 2014
Watch video of others who took a cream pie to the noggin after Soupy set the standard.
The 6 Best Pie-in-the-Face Pranks
The Daily Beast Video
October 23, 2009

Historical Examples of noggin

He engaged Mr. Tooter to be there with his fife, and Mr. Noggin with his drum.
Winning His Way
Charles Carleton Coffin
In the morning Mr. Noggin found that the thief had dropped his hat in his haste.
Winning His Way
Charles Carleton Coffin
I walked up to it, bashed it firmly on the noggin, and it died.
Anything You Can Do ...
Gordon Randall Garrett
I feared poor Noggin would be the sufferer, but I could not help that.
Dick Onslow
W.H.G. Kingston
Noggin eyed them all, however, with perfect coolness and disdain.
Dick Onslow
W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for noggin

noggin

noun

a small quantity of spirits, usually 1 gill
a small mug or cup
an informal word for head (def. 1)

Word Origin for noggin

C17: of obscure origin

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Word Origin and History for noggin

1620s, "small cup, mug," later "small drink" (1690s), of unknown origin, possibly related to Norfolk dialectal nog "strong ale." Informal meaning "head" first attested 1866 in American English.