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necker en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From neck + -er, from the verb.

Meanings

  1. (slang) Someone who kisses primarily in the neck; a neck kisser.
    • We all ate at the Liberty Grill, and then Bernice and I drove her family's Pontiac upriver, to a hill overlooking Tongue Point, where plenty of neckers were fogging up the windows. 2008, Don Malarkey, Bob Welch, Easy Company Soldier: The Legendary Battles of a Sergeant from World War II:
    • 1931, P. G. Wodehouse, 'Big Money', Herbert Jenkins: London, page 195. "A nice girl like you! A girl who has always prided herself on her fastidiousness. A girl who could never understand how other girls in her set could make themselves cheap and let themselves be pawed about—Ugh!" said Conscience witheringly. "Necker!" Ann shuddered. "Yes, Necker!...

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necker en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From neck + -er, from the noun.

Meanings

  1. (especially, in-compounds) Someone or something with a certain type of neck.

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necker en · NOUN · etymology 3

Etymology

Clipping of neckerchief.

Meanings

  1. A scarf that is worn looped or tied around the neck.
    • The colours of a Scout necker identifies the wearer as belonging to a particular group. Additionally, the necker’s triangular point at the back of the wearer’s neck can provide space for a patch or symbol. 2022, Catherine Bannister, Scouting and Guiding in Britain: The Ritual Socialisation of Young People, Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 74:
    • It was only as they were doing that that I realised I hadn’t done my own necker. It was as crumpled as it had been when I had taken it off at bedtime. I slipped my woggle off and gave the necker to the Patrol Leader to do. 2014, Glynis Dunnit, Girls Scout for Boys, Academy Incorporated Limited, →ISBN, page 48:
    • Our uniform is a green Scout shirt with the Group necker, woggle and badges. The Group necker is half blue, half yellow and worn so that the blue part is on the left, nect to the membership badge. 2010, Tom Dyer, Welcome to Scouting: An introduction to Scouting at the 1st Dinas Powys Scout Group for new Scouts and their parents, →ISBN, page 25:

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