rubberneck

[ruhb-er-nek]

rub·ber·neck

[ruhb-er-nek] Informal.
verb (used without object)
1.
to look about or stare with great curiosity, as by craning the neck or turning the head.
verb (used with object)
2.
to gawk at: The tieup was due to drivers rubbernecking an accident.

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noun Also, rub·ber·neck·er.
3.
a sightseer; tourist.
4.
an extremely curious person.

Origin:
1895–1900, Americanism; rubber1 + neck
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rubberneck (ˈrʌbəˌnɛk)
 
n
1.  a person who stares or gapes inquisitively, esp in a naive or foolish manner
2.  a sightseer or tourist
 
vb
3.  (intr) to stare in a naive or foolish manner

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rubberneck definition


  1. n.
    one who stares at something or someone; a tourist. (As if the tourist's neck is stretching to see even farther. See also gander.) : At noon the sidewalks are crowded with rubbernecks.
  2. in.
    to stare (at something or someone). : Traffic is stalled because of all the drivers who are rubbernecking.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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