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noggin

noun

ˈnä-gən

Definition of noggin

as in head

the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth watch the lintel above the door, unless you want to bang your noggin

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Recent Examples of noggin The ball grazed his glove before bouncing squarely on his noggin and over the wall. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026 Despite getting demoted from protagonist to fatality victim, Tan hints that he might not be done with Mortal Kombat — even if Cole and his now-two-dimensional noggin are. — James Grebey, Vulture, 12 May 2026 Justin Brazeau skated over to the Penguins captain and rubbed the back of his noggin for good measure. — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026 That theory took a big blow to the noggin in March. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for noggin

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Now, in yet another blow to national self-esteem, the ex-head of Germany’s foreign intelligence agency, the BND, has been arrested on charges of exploiting state secrets.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026
Instead of exchanging the entire print head, the K3 swaps a smaller assembly containing the nozzle, hotend and filament path.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026

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The fragment, which comes from the rear of the skull, had a distinctive combination of features that researchers linked to the megaraptorans.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
A shot to her back and a bullet grazing her skull led to medical complications and her ultimate retirement from the Army.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

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