rubberneck

²rubberneck

verb

Definition of RUBBERNECK

intransitive verb

1

: to look about or stare with exaggerated curiosity <drivers passing the accident slowed down to rubberneck>

2

: to go on a tour : sightsee

— rub·ber·neck·er \-ˌne-kər\ noun

Examples of RUBBERNECK

1. She was rubbernecking and almost got in an accident herself.
2. <thoughtless drivers pausing on the highway to rubberneck at the accident>

First Known Use of RUBBERNECK

1896

Related to RUBBERNECK

Synonyms: blink, gawk, gawp [chiefly British], gaze, goggle, peer, gape, stare

Related Words: glare, gloat, glower; consider, eye, fixate, observe, regard, watch; leer, ogle; peruse, pore (over), study; outface, outstare, stare down

Near Antonyms: glance, glimpse, peek, peep; browse, dip (into), scan; wink (at)

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