"pencil-necked" meaning in All languages combined

See pencil-necked on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-pencil-necked.ogg [Australia] Forms: more pencil-necked [comparative], most pencil-necked [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} pencil-necked (comparative more pencil-necked, superlative most pencil-necked)
  1. Having a very thin neck.
    Sense id: en-pencil-necked-en-adj-dSW7FXJL
  2. (idiomatic, US, derogatory) Insubstantial; weak. Tags: US, derogatory, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-pencil-necked-en-adj-v-FtmF3a Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 95 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: pencil-neck

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