rubberneck

rub·ber·neck (r

r-n

) Slang

intr.v. rub·ber·necked, rub·ber·neck·ing, rub·ber·necks

To look about or survey with unsophisticated wonderment or curiosity.

A rubbernecker.

rubberneck [ˈrʌbəˌnɛk] Slang

1. a person who stares or gapes inquisitively, esp in a naive or foolish manner

2. a sightseer or tourist

(intr) to stare in a naive or foolish manner

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	rubberneck - a tourist who is visiting sights of interest excursionist, sightseer, tripper holidaymaker, tourer, tourist - someone who travels for pleasure
	2.	rubberneck - a person who stares inquisitively rubbernecker looker, spectator, viewer, watcher, witness - a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind); "the spectators applauded the performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers discovered a new star"
Verb	1.	rubberneck - strain to watch; stare curiously; "The cars slowed down and the drivers rubbernecked after the accident" watch - look attentively; "watch a basketball game"

Translations

rubberneck [ˈrʌbənek] (US)

A. N → mirón/ona m/f

B. VI → curiosear

rubberneck rubber-neck [ˈrʌbə^rnɛk] vi → faire le badaud >

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With the success of their 1994 debut Rubberneck, the quartet jumped from the semi-obscurity of Fort Worth, Texas, to the top of grunge’s junior class.

Hot Tickets: Get Your Nostalgia on With the Toadies, Black Crowes, ... by John S.W. MacDonald / The New York Observer

Passersby rubberneck already, and cars slowly veer to get a closer look even before the leaves have dried and fallen.

Year: two by Estes, John / West Branch

On our way to work last Thursday morning, while driving towards Hidd, we saw an accident that had just happened and was being attended by police and ambulance services and the usual hoard of rubbernecks.

Stop the madness on Bahrain's roads by Gulf Daily News (Manama, Bahrain)

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