Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for longneck. Search instead for longnecks.

longneck

American  
[lawng-nek, long-] / ˈlɔŋˌnɛk, ˈlɒŋ- /

noun

Chiefly Texas.
  1. a bottle of beer.


longneck British  
/ ˈlɒŋˌnɛk /

noun

    1. a 330-ml beer bottle with a long narrow neck

    2. ( as modifier )

      a longneck bottle

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of longneck

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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Speaking to Slate in a neighborhood bar crammed with twenty-something men in retro baseball caps drinking longneck beers, Behn was occasionally interrupted by patrons who viewed her as a hero.

From Slate • Dec. 2, 2025

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 • May 7, 2022

Roger Penske's Detroit Eagle."At last, a yacht club for the rest of us," I thought, "where boats are christened with longneck Buds and the chef can prepare a proper chitlin cocktail."

From Time Magazine Archive

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 "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "longneck" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com