noggin
Slang for skull
A noggin is an informal word for the head: Use your noggin.
The term is playful rather than crude, often appearing in contexts involving thinking or minor bumps: I hit my noggin on the cabinet.
Older and now rare meanings include a small cup or a measure of liquor.
Head's bone casing
- craniumSkull bone structure
- domeRounded vault forming roof
- noodleLong thin pasta strand
- beanEdible legume seed
melon · gourd · pate · braincase · scalp · forehead · temple · crown
Playful head strike
Aquatic respiratory organ
Seat of cognition
- intellectMental reasoning capacity
- thoughtMental concept or reflection
- smartsColloquial intelligence
- witsMental quickness and resourcefulness
thinking · reasoning · brainpower · cognition · sense · savvy · marbles · understanding
Informal in-group vocabulary
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- casualRelaxed and informal
- playfulInclined toward fun
- affectionateShowing warm regard
folksy · humorous · lighthearted · diminutive · endearing · silly · goofy · kidspeak
skull
Head's bone casing
bean · melon · gourd · pate · braincase · scalp · forehead · temple · crown · bonce
bonk
Playful head strike
conk · bang · smack · hit · collision · headbutt · clunk · bop
gill
Aquatic respiratory organ
brain
Seat of cognition
wits · thinking · reasoning · brainpower · cognition · sense · savvy · marbles · understanding
slang
Informal in-group vocabulary
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- casualRelaxed and informal
- playfulInclined toward fun
affectionate · folksy · humorous · lighthearted · diminutive · endearing · silly · goofy · kidspeak
- drinking vesselsbeaker, beer mug, beer stein, ceramic cup, ceramic mug
- drinkwarewater glass, wine glass, wine glasses, mug, cup
- body slangboobs, butt, tush, bum, rear
- Drinking historyale, mead, tavern, alehouse, tankard
- Old Unitscubit, fathom, furlong, league, pace
- structural elementsgirder, beam, column, truss, brace