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How to Say "noggin" in Spanish

The Spanish word fornogginis calabazaB2 level.

English → SpanishB2
nounB2informal
humorous way to say 'head'
A sad character holding a single wilted flower while another character walks away.

Examples

Le pidió una cita, pero ella le dio calabazas.

He asked her out, but she turned him down.

He sacado calabazas en matemáticas.

I failed my math exam.

Using the plural

When talking about rejection or failing, we almost always use the plural form 'calabazas'.

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