turtleneck
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See also: turtle-neck and turtle neck
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]turtleneck (plural turtlenecks)
- (Canada, US) A high, close-fitting collar, turned back on itself and covering all or most of the neck, on a sweater or similar garment.
- Synonyms: (UK) polo-neck, (US) turtleneck collar
- (Canada, US) Ellipsis of turtleneck sweater.
- Synonym: (UK) polo neck sweater
- 2004, “Hey Fuck You”, in To the 5 Boroughs, performed by Beastie Boys:
- I've got billions and billions of rhymes to flex / 'Cause I've got more rhymes than Carl Sagan's got turtlenecks
- (slang) A foreskin.
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Translations
[edit]high, close-fitting collar rolled up
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turtleneck sweater
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