pencil-neck
pencil-neck · pencil-necks
A person with a very thin neckA person with a very thin neck.
Meaning
2 senses(informal)A person with a very thin neck.
(US, derogatory, idiomatic)An insubstantial person; a weakling.
That pencil-neck from systems isn't going to tell me what I can't do.
Origin
From pencil + neck, popularized by wrestler Freddie Blassie.From pencil + neck, popularized by wrestler Freddie Blassie.
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Forms
plural: pencil-necksWord family
1 related wordsDerivedpencil-necked