tactleneck
/ˈtæktəl.nɛk/
tactleneck noun: a black turtleneck used tactically to provide maximum skin coverage for blending in at night.
Noun
tactleneck (plural tactlenecks)
- A black turtleneck used tactically to provide maximum skin coverage for blending in at night.
- “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)
- 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
Examples of tactleneck in a sentence
- Taking a page out of the book of a fellow, more animated spy, Bond rocks the tactleneck in Spectre.2015 November 3, “24 Awesome Things James Bond Would Definitely Own”, in Thrillist, archived from the original on 30 Jan 2023:
- 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...
- 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.2018 July 30, Michelle Valens, “Agent 47's Best Looks from Hitman (2016)”, in GameSkinny.com, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2022:
- 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...
Forms of tactleneck
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Origin of tactleneck
Blend of tactical + turtleneck.
Questions about tactleneck
- What does tactleneck mean?
- Tactleneck means a black turtleneck used tactically to provide maximum skin coverage for blending in at night.
- How do you use tactleneck in a sentence?
- Taking a page out of the book of a fellow, more animated spy, Bond rocks the tactleneck in Spectre.
- What part of speech is tactleneck?
- Tactleneck is a noun.
- How do you pronounce tactleneck?
- Tactleneck is pronounced /ˈtæktəl.nɛk/.
- What is the plural of tactleneck?
- The plural of tactleneck is tactlenecks.
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