noggin
Noggin (noun) means a small mug, cup or ladle; the contents of such a container.
Etymology
Uncertain. First use appears c. 1588. Appears in publications in the 1600s (e.g. in The Tincker of Turvey) in several forms including the still-current Irish English form naggin, the rare older Irish, Scottish and Northern English form noggan, used by Jonathan Swift, and the Wexford form nuggeen. Tomás S. Ó Máille and some older dictionaries like Skeat's derive it from Irish naigín, cnaigín, from cnagaire, cnag, but the Oxford English Dictionary argues that Irish naigín and Scottish Gaelic noigean instead derive from English. Compare nog.
Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of noggin?
"noggin" (noun) means a small mug, cup or ladle; the contents of such a container.
What are the different meanings of noggin?
"noggin" has 3 main meanings: 1. A small mug, cup or ladle; the contents of such a container; 2. A small measure of spirits equivalent to a gill; 3. A signalling molecule involved in embryo development, producing large heads at high concentrations.