"use one's noggin" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-use one's noggin.ogg [Australia] Forms: uses one's noggin [present, singular, third-person], using one's noggin [participle, present], used one's noggin [participle, past], used one's noggin [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} use one's noggin (third-person singular simple present uses one's noggin, present participle using one's noggin, simple past and past participle used one's noggin)
  1. (idiomatic) To think, especially in a careful or clever manner. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: use one's head

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