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单词 pencil-necked
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pencil-neckedadj.

Brit. /ˈpɛnslnɛkt/, U.S. /ˈpɛnsəlˌnɛkt/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pencil n., necked adj.
Etymology: < pencil n. + necked adj., after pencil-neck n.
slang. depreciative (originally U.S.).
Having a pencil-neck; thin, underdeveloped; weak, effete, or excessively studious; = pencil-neck adj.
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neckeda1398
bull necked?a1400
well-necked?1548
thick-necked1591
lean-necked1608
swan-necked1703
crane-necked1822
pencil-neck1868
no-neck1955
pencil-necked1956
1956 Post-Register (Idaho Falls, Idaho) 25 Apr. 13/1 Shires..has even gone to the expense of having special autographed pencils made up depicting a pencil necked person.
1967 Washington Post 30 Oct. b9/2 Dear Dr. Miller: How big a collar should I order for my year-old standard poodle, Woody? Does size 14 sound about right?.. Not unless Woody is a ‘pencil-necked’ poodle.
1982 Washington Post 9 Jan. c2/2 Lick my Pro-Keds, you pencil-necked geek.
1999 Scotsman (Nexis) 13 July 3 Those ridiculous baggy jeans that pencil-necked teenagers currently sport.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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