longneck

[ lawng-nek, long- ]

noun

, Chiefly Texas.

1. a bottle of beer.

longneck

/ ˈlɒŋˌnɛk /

noun

1. 1. a 330-ml beer bottle with a long narrow neck
   2. ( as modifier )

      a longneck bottle

Word History and Origins

Origin of longneck¹

1885–90, for an earlier sense; long ¹ + neck

Example Sentences

Up came the smiling head and extremely longneck of a life-size Apatosaurus—what everybody used to call a Brontosaurus, thanks to The Flintstones.

From Literature

The movie turned the Pasadena club into an overnight tourist draw and popularized pearl snap shirts, longneck beers, the steel guitar and mechanical bulls across the country.

From Washington Post

The movie turned the Pasadena club into an overnight tourist draw and popularized pearl snap shirts, longneck beers, the steel guitar and mechanical bulls across the country.

From Washington Times

The movie turned the Pasadena club into an overnight tourist draw and popularized pearl snap shirts, longneck beers, the steel guitar and mechanical bulls across the country.

From Seattle Times

Nursing a longneck Bud, “Bob was thinking about the moon,” writes Jim Tankersley in his book, “The Riches of This Land.”

From Los Angeles Times