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tactleneck en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈtæktəl.nɛk/

Etymology

Blend of tactical + turtleneck.

Meanings

1. (informal) A black turtleneck used tactically to provide maximum skin coverage for blending in at night.
   • Yeah, I wasn’t sure how much of it was poor lighting and how much of it was a bad rip of the film, but the scenes in hell(?) are especially hard to make out. There’s also a scene later where Stephen Strange is wearing a tactleneck in a dark room, and it looks like his head is floating around on its own, which is just one of many hilarious moments. 2016 November 4, Kieran Shiach, “Strange Visions: ComicsAlliance Reviews The 1978 Made-For-TV ‘Doctor Strange’ Movie”, in ComicsAlliance, archived from the original on 24 Dec 2022:
   • The turtleneck is a garment for the supremely tactical. The tactleneck (five imaginary points if you got this reference). 2021 August 20, Ryan Conway, “Football pundit trainers, The Simpsons wardrobe and too many club tracksuits: Analysing the fashion sense of Premier League managers”, in The Athletic, archived from the original on 21 Aug 2021:
   • The Training outfit is the first outfit shown in the game and is what we see during 47's ICA testing. A form-fitting tactical turtleneck (or tactleneck) with grey slacks, not only is this the perfect outfit to go through a secret society's assassin training, it also serves as a very nice casual look. Whether you're getting ready for a hit or going to the ICA training grounds, it's nice to be comfortable. 2018 July 30, Michelle Valens, “Agent 47's Best Looks from Hitman (2016)”, in GameSkinny.com, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2022:
   • “I mean, I didn't invent the turtleneck, Lana, but I was the first to recognize its potential as a tactical garment.” “Ohh.” “The tactical turtleneck, Lana.” “Archer.” “The "tactleneck."” 2010 March 4, Adam Reed & Boswell Cocker, “The Rock” (13:41 from the start), in Archer, season 1, episode 8, spoken by Sterling Archer (H. Jon Benjamin):
   • Taking a page out of the book of a fellow, more animated spy, Bond rocks the tactleneck in Spectre. In the film, Bond wears one from N. Peal, London, but you can steal the look on the cheap from H&M. 2015 November 3, “24 Awesome Things James Bond Would Definitely Own”, in Thrillist, archived from the original on 30 Jan 2023:
   • While the teaser poster had Bond all dressed down in a uninspired, but functional turtleneck -- pardon, tactleneck -- the latest promo art puts Bond back in his classiest gear -- the old school white tux, fully equipped with a Boutonnière. 2015 September 3, Haleigh Foutch, “New 'Spectre' Poster Puts James Bond in Some Dapper Duds”, in Collider, archived from the original on 08 Jan 2020:

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