rubber necking

[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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Rubber necking is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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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