noggin
[nog-uh n]
- a small cup or mug.
- a small amount of alcoholic liquor, usually a gill.
- Informal. a person's head.
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Origin of noggin
First recorded in 1620–30; origin uncertain
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Examples from the Web for noggin
Contemporary Examples
Virtual electronic brain is to be trusted; brain inside our noggin, and instincts therein, is to be suspected.
Watch video of others who took a cream pie to the noggin after Soupy set the standard.
Historical Examples
He engaged Mr. Tooter to be there with his fife, and Mr. Noggin with his drum.
Winning His WayCharles Carleton Coffin
In the morning Mr. Noggin found that the thief had dropped his hat in his haste.
Winning His WayCharles 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 OnslowW.H.G. Kingston
Noggin eyed them all, however, with perfect coolness and disdain.
Dick OnslowW.H.G. Kingston
noggin
- a small quantity of spirits, usually 1 gill
- a small mug or cup
- an informal word for head (def. 1)
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Word Origin
C17: of obscure origin
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Word Origin and History for noggin
n.
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.
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