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- [nog-uh n]
- /ˈnɒg ən/
- /ˈnɒɡ.ɪn/
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- [nog-uh n]
- /ˈnɒg ən/
Definitions of noggin word
- noun noggin a small cup or mug. 1
- noun noggin a small amount of alcoholic liquor, usually a gill. 1
- noun noggin Informal. a person's head. 1
- noun noggin A person's head. 1
- noun noggin head 1
- noun noggin a small quantity of spirits, usually 1 gill 0
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Origin of noggin
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30; origin uncertain
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Noggin
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
noggin popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
noggin usage trend in Literature
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