use (one's) noggin
(redirected from use our noggins)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?
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Use your noggin!
verbSee Use your head!
See also: use
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