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gaper

noun

Definition of gaper

as in gawker

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Recent Examples of gaper This pairing from Wildhorn worked in perfect harmony to keep gaper-gap at bay and airflow going directly from cutouts at the top of the helmet vents into the goggles. — Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022 The winner of this challenge is Gabe — his first Quickfire win of the season, for making poached gaper clams and butter clams in broth. — Vulture, 7 July 2021

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Not exactly—there’s only so many people there to buy art, and plenty of others are there to rubberneck.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
Many in the art world have been watching — though often to rubberneck.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026

Definition of rubberneck

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During the first season of the Paramount+ spy thriller, the 34-year-old actress’ character, Cruz Manuelos, was mostly undercover.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026
Here’s a fish-out-of-water rom-com wedged into, um, a spy thriller about aliens in New Mexico.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of spy

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Similar to how goggles protect your peepers from chlorine (and the burning feeling that can follow after opening your eyes in a swimming pool), goggles work very well to combat onion tears, Hale says.

— Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2026
The House advanced the bill codifying the peeper’s status, House Bill 5534, this week by a vote of 136-0.

— Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026

Definition of peeper

Noun

The interlopers were contrabandistas, Native Pacific Northwesterners brought by American merchants operating out of Hawaii and heading to the Mexican coast to hunt otters without a license.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 July 2026
Even stranger, after the interloper was apprehended, umpire Bill Miller used his field microphone to encourage Tigers fans to give the grounds crew a round of applause.

— Levi Weaver, New York Times, 28 July 2026

Definition of interloper

Noun

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology note that an intruder could replace legitimate control instructions with malicious commands.

— William Akoto, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
Authorities are looking for help identifying the masked intruder who appeared on Guthrie's Nest doorbell camera on the night of her abduction as well as the sender of the notes.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of intruder

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