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turtleneck

[tur-tl-nek] / ˈtɜr tlˌnɛk /


NOUN
shirt
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That style was even referenced in the film Something's Gotta Give, in which Keaton told Jack Nicholson's character that she's "just a turtleneck kinda gal".

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025

Enjoy how costume designer Heidi Bivens has put Johnson in another silver-buckled black leather belt similar to the one in his infamous, much-memed Y2K-era photo, the one with the turtleneck, chain jewelry and fanny pack.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

Rinsch, 47, was arrested Tuesday in West Hollywood and appeared later in federal court wearing shackles and a turtleneck sweater over jeans.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025

No one picks a mesh turtleneck in a vacuum.

From Slate • Dec. 14, 2024

It’s like he went to the beach wearing a turtleneck.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas