Meaning & use

noggin

noun·Everyday

An informal, somewhat old-fashioned word for a person's head.

See it in a sentence

Watch your noggin on that low doorway, it's caught me twice already.

He scratched his noggin, trying to remember where he'd left his keys.

A note on using this word

A playful, informal word; "noggin" can also mean a small cup or amount of alcohol in older British usage.

Words with a similar meaning

head

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