rubberneck
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.1rub·ber·neck
noun \-ˌnek\Definition of RUBBERNECK
1
: an overly inquisitive person
2
: tourist; especially : one on a guided tour
Examples of RUBBERNECK
- <every year raucous rubbernecks by the busload descend upon the city for its famed Mardi Gras>
First Known Use of RUBBERNECK
circa 1896
Related to RUBBERNECK
- Synonyms
- excursionist, tourist, rubbernecker, sightseer, traveler (or traveller), tripper [chiefly British]
Rhymes with RUBBERNECK
afterdeck, à la grecque, biotech, bodycheck, bottleneck, cashier's check, Chiang Kai-shek, countercheck, demi-sec, discotheque, double-check, double-deck, hunt-and-peck, leatherneck, littleneck, nanotech, neck and neck, New Quebec, Pont l'Évêque, quarterdeck, rubber check, shepherd's check, triple sec, turtleneck, weather deck, Yucatec, Zapotec
2rubberneck
intransitive verbDefinition of RUBBERNECK
1
: to look about or stare with exaggerated curiosity <drivers passing the accident slowed down to rubberneck>
Examples of RUBBERNECK
- She was rubbernecking and almost got in an accident herself.
- <thoughtless drivers pausing on the highway to rubberneck at the accident>
First Known Use of RUBBERNECK
1896
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