Wayne’s Word – noggin

It’s a little nod to Wayne’s World, but instead of ‘party time, excellent’ (if you are aware of the cult nineties classic) I will be diving into one WORD each day. It could be something I learned, something bizarre that happened, a favourite word that I have rediscovered or just a thought that won’t leave me alone.

If you’re joining in on today’s word, feel free to use this tag to connect your post to the series: #WaynesWord

Today’s word is NOGGIN.

I’m not sure about the rest of the world but in Northern Ireland, noggin is a playful way to refer to your head. You’ll hear someone say “Use your noggin!” when they really mean “Think!” or in my case today, “I’ve a sore noggin” after having my third coffee. Nothing a glass of water won’t fix, I always feel dehydrated if I have more than two coffees in the morning, resulting in a sore head.

The sun again was shining today in Sydney so we went for a walk nearby followed by lunch and a couple of glasses of wine. It was just what the doctor ordered after a hectic couple of weeks. I was saying yesterday how I was excited to see the sunshine and I was on a bit of a high going to work in the afternoon, only to be smacked back down to reality when I reversed parked into an overhead drain, ending up with a smashed rear window to my car. Nightmare but no one was hurt so I’m remaining positive. A day off work today was bliss and my noggin is well and truly rested for another busy week at work incoming.

I hope you’re all having a lovely Sunday off and having some rest and relaxation.


“Sometimes the best use of your noggin is giving it a rest.” – Unknown

Wayne’s Word – noggin

It’s a little nod to Wayne’s World, but instead of ‘party time, excellent’ (if you are aware of the cult nineties classic) I will be diving into one WORD each day. It could be something I learned, something bizarre that happened, a favourite word that I have rediscovered or just a thought that won’t leave me alone.

If you’re joining in on today’s word, feel free to use this tag to connect your post to the series: #WaynesWord

Today’s word is NOGGIN.

Im not sure if this is a world wide word but in Northern Ireland it is used a lot and we’re talking about your head (as in the thing attached to your neck).

Used affectionately (or sometimes cheekily), you’ll hear things like:

“Use your noggin!” – meaning think about it, would you?! or

“He cracked his noggin open falling off that wall.”

Whether you’re scratching it, banging it or trying to get something into it, there’s no better word for your head than noggin.

Have you heard this word before? Or do you have another word for your head?

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