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Idiom: Pencil-Necked

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Having a very thin neck.

Insubstantial; weak.

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

Example Sentences

1
He may be book smart, but he's just a pencil-necked geek.
2
I can't take that pencil-necked boss seriously.
3
She mocked his pencil-necked physique during the argument.
4
The pencil-necked professor droned on about quantum physics.
5
My brother is always making fun of my pencil-necked appearance.

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