noggin
pronunciation
How to pronounce noggin in British English:
UK ['nɒgɪn]
How to pronounce noggin in American English:
US ['nɒgɪn]
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- Noun:
- informal terms for a human head
Word Origin
- 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.
Example
- 1. So how 'd you bump your noggin ?
- 2. I bumped my noggin on the ground .
- 3. What do you think goes on in that noggin of his ?
- 4. With billions of neurons , each with thousands of connections , one 's noggin is a complex , and yes congested , mental freeway .
- 5. Leave your noggin the way it is , though .