Pencil-neck
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pencil-neck is a noun meaning (informal) A person with a very thin neck.
Meaning
(informal) A person with a very thin neck.
More Meanings
- (idiomatic, US, derogatory) An insubstantial person; a weakling.
Example Sentences
That pencil-neck from systems isn't going to tell me what I can't do.
On Thursday, March 28, Trump took the stage in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for a campaign rally, where he unleashed a new schoolyard nickname: “little pencil-neck Adam Schiff.”
Mom said, “Sell it to the circus, what the heck.” / Dad said, “Nope, this one's a pencil neck / And if there's one thing lower than a side show freak / It's a grit eatin', scum suckin', pencil neck geek.”
Word Forms
- pencil-necks
- pencilneck
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bullneck, thinny, rubberneck, neckercher, neckinger, skeleton.
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