pencil neck

pencil neck

1. A particularly weak, meek, or unimpressive person; a wimp. No little pencil neck like you is going to give me orders, pal!
2. A person who is very inclined toward academic or intellectual pursuits. I always made sure to make friends with the pencil necks in my math classes so they would help me out with the homework.
See also: neck, pencil
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • hanger-on
  • little person
  • pond
  • frog in a small pond
  • a big fish in a small pond
  • a big frog in a small pond
  • big fish in a small pond
  • big frog in a small pond
  • change off
  • a whole team and the dog under the wagon
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Dear General X
He was a really good singer and had formed this indie/rock band called The Pencil Necks which used to play at The Parish in Kirkgate, Huddersfield town centre."
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Dear general X
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