nog·gin

nog·gin
/ˈnɑːgən/ noun, pl -gins [count]
informal : a person's head

He fell and got a bump on his noggin.

Use your noggin. [=think; use your head]


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  • nog|gin — «NOG ihn», noun. 1. a small cup or mug. 2. a small drink, especially of an alcoholic liquor; ¼ pint: »Many a noggin of whiskey is here quaffed (Hawthorne). 3. Informal. a person s head: »This thought kept chasing through our noggin (New York… …   Useful english dictionary

  • nog — alu·mi·nog·ra·phy; apla·nog·a·mous; aux·a·nog·ra·phy; ce·nog·o·nous; chro·nog·ra·pher; chro·nog·ra·phy; cran·nog; cy·nog·a·le; cy·nog·na·thus; elec·tro·nog·ra·phy; eth·nog·e·nist; eth·nog·e·ny; eth·nog·ra·pher; gal·va·nog·ra·phy;… …   English syllables

  • gin — al·gin; al·gin·ic; al·ler·gin; be·gin; be·gin·ner; bu·fa·gin; bu·gin·vil·laea; car·ti·la·gin·e·ous; cim·i·cif·u·gin; con·du·ran·gin; de·vir·gin·ate; el·gin·shire; emar·gin·ula; fa·gin; galan·gin; gin; gin·gel·ly; gin·ger·ade; gin·ger·bready;… …   English syllables

  • Campari gin — Тип блюда: Категория: Рецепт приготовления: В текущей категории (Campari): | | | | | > | | | | | | …   Энциклопедия кулинарных рецептов

  • Egg nog — Тип блюда: Категория: Рецепт приготовления: В текущей категории (Campari): | | | | | …   Энциклопедия кулинарных рецептов

  • noggin — nog·gin …   English syllables

  • noggin — nog|gin [ˈnɔgın US ˈna: ] n old fashioned 1.) a small amount of an alcoholic drink 2.) informal your head or brain ▪ Use your noggin (=think) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • noggin — nog|gin [ nagın ] noun count INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED 1. ) your head or brain 2. ) a small alcoholic drink …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • noggin — nog•gin [[t]ˈnɒg ən[/t]] n. 1) a small mug 2) vin a small amount of liquor, usu. a gill 3) inf Informal. a person s head • Etymology: 1620–30; orig. uncert …   From formal English to slang

  • Noggin — Nog gin, n. [Ir. noigin, or Gael. noigean. Cf. 1st {Nog}.] 1. A small mug or cup. [1913 Webster] 2. A measure equivalent to a gill. Hence: a small quantity of a beverage. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 3. The head (of a person). [slang] Syn: noodle …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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