Pronunciation: /ˈrʌbərˌnɛk/
noun a person who stares inquisitively at something that is unusual or out of the ordinary
A1 I saw a rubberneck on the highway while driving to work.
A2 The rubberneck caused a traffic jam by slowing down to look at the accident.
B1 Tourists often act like rubbernecks, gawking at the tall buildings in the city.
B2 The rubberneck was so distracted by the street performer that they almost tripped over.
C1 The rubberneck's curiosity led them to stop and watch the movie being filmed on the street.
C2 As a seasoned rubberneck, the detective knew how to discreetly observe the suspects without being noticed.
verb to turn one's head to stare inquisitively at something
A1 She rubbernecked at the accident on the highway.
A2 The tourists rubbernecked at the famous landmarks in the city.
B1 Drivers should avoid rubbernecking to prevent traffic accidents.
B2 The celebrity's arrival caused a lot of rubbernecking among the crowd.
C1 It's considered rude to rubberneck at other people's personal conversations.
C2 The journalists were criticized for rubbernecking and invading the privacy of the victims.
formal The traffic jam was caused by rubbernecking drivers slowing down to look at the accident.
informal Don't be a rubberneck and hold up traffic by staring at the accident.
slang Stop rubbernecking and just keep driving!
figurative She couldn't help but rubberneck at the drama unfolding in front of her.
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