Idiom: Pencil-Neck
Meanings
pencil + neck, popularized by wrestler Freddie Blassie.
How to pronounce "pencil-neck":
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A person with a very thin neck.
An insubstantial person; a weakling.
Example: "That pencil-neck from systems isn't going to tell me what I can't do."
Example Sentences
1
He may be a genius, but he's still just a pencil-neck.
2
Don't mess with him, he's got a reputation for being a pencil-neck.
3
I can't believe he's the captain of the football team, he's such a pencil-neck.
4
She mocked him by calling him a pencil-neck when he couldn't lift the heavy weights.
5
He's always the target of jokes because of his pencil-neck.
