pencil-necked en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
- Having a very thin neck.
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(US, derogatory, idiomatic) Insubstantial; weak.
That pencil-necked geek isn't going to stop me.
Science fiction is more than inelegant prose for pencil-necked teenagers.
1997 July 7, Zina Moukheiber, “The geeks have inherited the earth”, in Forbes, →ISSN, page 348:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more pencil-necked | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most pencil-necked | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |