Pencil-necked

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a very thin neck.
  2. 2
    Insubstantial; weak. US, derogatory, idiomatic

    "That pencil-necked geek isn't going to stop me."

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carrionpunyscrawnywastedweedy

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"That pencil-necked geek isn't going to stop me."

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