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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

/ ˈɒɡɪ /

noun

  1. a small quantity of spirits, usually 1 gill
  2. a small mug or cup
  3. an informal word for head
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of noggin1

First recorded in 1620–30; origin uncertain
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of noggin1

C17: of obscure origin
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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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It’s an early Wednesday morning, and I’m about to work out — my noggin.

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