noggin

[nog-uhn]

noun

1. a small cup or mug.

2. a small amount of alcoholic liquor, usually a gill.

3. Informal.,  a person's head.

noggin

/ ˈnɒɡɪn /

noun

1. a small quantity of spirits, usually 1 gill

2. a small mug or cup

3. an informal word for head

Word History and Origins

Origin of noggin¹

First recorded in 1620–30; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of noggin¹

C17: of obscure origin

Example Sentences

An impossible composer to pin down, Machover has written a traditional grand opera such as “Resurrection,” based on Tolstoy’s novel, and “Brain Opera,” which is just that, using electrodes on your noggin.

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Wherever you go, getting your noggin scrubbed for an hour is transformative — in both cases, I nearly fell asleep.

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Then she opens an upper cabinet and is pummeled in the noggin by an avalanche of unmatched Tupperware – someone else’s task left for her to do.

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It’s not the first time parrots have been observed using their noggins to get by.

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In the most gripping scene, he holds Mark by the head to run through the Chicago subway, using Invincible’s durable noggin to rip the train apart and kill every passenger on board.

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