noggin
5 synonyms for noggin, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A small cup, mug, or ladle, or the amount it holds.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Of uncertain origin. It first appears around 1588, and turns up in 1600s publications (for instance in The Tincker of Turvey) in several forms: the still-current Irish English naggin, the rarer older Irish, Scottish and Northern English noggan, used by Jonathan Swift, and the Wexford form nuggeen. Tomás S. Ó Máille and...
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