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12-09-2024, 11:44 AM
What the Heck Is a "Nog" Anyway?
Why Is the Holiday Beverage Called That?
By Mustafa Gatollari
Published Dec. 8 2021, 10:51 a.m. ET
What does the "nog" mean in eggnog?
(...)The curiosity first started when someone posed the same question in the Food 52 forum, along with what they've heard about the origins of its nomenclature.
User Lapadia writes, "I have read that the 'nog' of eggnog comes from the word 'noggin' ...
a noggin being a small, wooden-carved mug.
Wondering what you have read, heard, or know."
Dictionary.com defines a noggin as a slang term for someone's head; most notably, it's also known as a small quantity of liquor.
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“Homer, didn't you get any milk? All I see is egg nog.”
"’Tis the season, Marge! We only get 30 sweet, noggy days. Then the Government takes it away again." pic.twitter.com/mJESmu2SSo
— SimpsonsQOTD (@SimpsonsQOTD) December 1, 2021
Source: Twitter | @SimpsonsQOTD
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While there were several folks who seemed to echo Lapadia's own definition of a small wooden cup being defined as a noggin, it seems to make the most sense that calling a bit of alcohol a "noggin" would apply to the name of eggnog.
That's because, while the drink is an alcoholic beverage, when you think of going out and getting hammered with your friends, pounding a bunch of eggnog probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind. (...)
https://www.distractify.com/p/what-does-nog-mean-in-eggnog
Why Is the Holiday Beverage Called That?
By Mustafa Gatollari
Published Dec. 8 2021, 10:51 a.m. ET
What does the "nog" mean in eggnog?
(...)The curiosity first started when someone posed the same question in the Food 52 forum, along with what they've heard about the origins of its nomenclature.
User Lapadia writes, "I have read that the 'nog' of eggnog comes from the word 'noggin' ...
a noggin being a small, wooden-carved mug.
Wondering what you have read, heard, or know."
Dictionary.com defines a noggin as a slang term for someone's head; most notably, it's also known as a small quantity of liquor.
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“Homer, didn't you get any milk? All I see is egg nog.”
"’Tis the season, Marge! We only get 30 sweet, noggy days. Then the Government takes it away again." pic.twitter.com/mJESmu2SSo
— SimpsonsQOTD (@SimpsonsQOTD) December 1, 2021
Source: Twitter | @SimpsonsQOTD
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While there were several folks who seemed to echo Lapadia's own definition of a small wooden cup being defined as a noggin, it seems to make the most sense that calling a bit of alcohol a "noggin" would apply to the name of eggnog.
That's because, while the drink is an alcoholic beverage, when you think of going out and getting hammered with your friends, pounding a bunch of eggnog probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind. (...)
https://www.distractify.com/p/what-does-nog-mean-in-eggnog