- It metaphorically connects a skinny neck to a needle, which has a very small girth. "Needle" may have been chosen for the alliterative effect it has been coupled with "neck." It may have also been chosen with a stronger metaphor in mind: the tops of needles and necks are called heads.
Needle neck
compounding; noun
A really skinny neck; someone who has such a neck
Etymology : "Needle" from Old English "nædl" for "sewing tool" + "neck" from Old English "hnecca"
Source : "She's cute, but she has a needle neck." (Friend 10/12/2013)
Last modified: 12 December 2013