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pencil-necks

pencil-necks is the plural of pencil-neck.

Meaning of pencil-neck

Noun

pencil-neck (plural pencil-necks)

  1. (informal) A person with a very thin neck.
  2. (US, derogatory, idiomatic) An insubstantial person; a weakling.
    • That pencil-neck from systems isn't going to tell me what I can't do.

Questions about pencil-necks

What is pencil-necks the plural of?
Pencil-necks is the plural of pencil-neck.

Words near pencil-necks in the dictionary

  1. pencil-blues
  2. pencil-holder
  3. pencil-holders
  4. pencil-neck
  5. pencil-necked
  6. pencil-necks
  7. pencil-post bed
  8. pencil-post beds
  9. pencil-pusher
  10. pencil-pushers
  11. pencil-sharpener

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