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use (one's) noggin
use (one's) noggin
To use one's own intelligence and intellectual ability; to think logically and rationally. ("Noggin" here is slang for head or brain. Often said as an imperative.) Come on, Dean, I know you can figure this out on your own. Use your noggin for a change! I can't believe you were arrested for selling marijuana. What were you thinking? Why don't you use your noggin once in a while?
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Lucille | | loo-SEEL | French, English |
Iker | | - | Basque |
Viking | | VEE-king (Swedish), VEE-keeng (Finnish) | Swedish, Finnish |
HÉCtor | | EK-tor | Spanish |
TeÀRlach | | - | Scottish |
Taimi | | TIE-mee | Finnish |