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tactleneck

noun
/ˈtæktəl.nɛk/

Etymology

Blend of tactical + turtleneck.

  1. derived from *knog-✻
  2. inherited from *hnakkô✻ — “nape, neck”
  3. inherited from hnecca
  4. inherited from nekke
  5. compounded as turtleneck — “turtle + neck”
  6. compounded as tactleneck — “tactical + turtleneck”

Definitions

  1. A black turtleneck used tactically to provide maximum skin coverage for blending in at…

    A black turtleneck used tactically to provide maximum skin coverage for blending in at night.

    • “I mean, I didn't invent the turtleneck, Lana, but I was the first to recognize its potential as a tactical garment.” “Ohh.” “The tactical turtleneck, Lana.” “Archer.” “The "tactleneck."”
    • While the teaser poster had Bond all dressed down in a uninspired, but functional turtleneck -- pardon, tactleneck -- the latest promo art puts Bond back in his classiest gear -- the old school white tux, fully equipped with a Boutonnière.
    • Taking a page out of the book of a fellow, more animated spy, Bond rocks the tactleneck in Spectre. In the film, Bond wears one from N. Peal, London, but you can steal the look on the cheap from H&M.

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