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Meaning of rubberneck

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

rubberneck

noun

Definitions

  1. Someone who engages in rubbernecking, or turning and staring.

    Synonyms:rubbernecker
  2. A tourist.

  3. Someone or something with a flexible neck.

verb

Definitions

  1. To watch by craning the neck (as though it were made of rubber), especially if the observer and observed are in motion relative to each other.

    Example: The driver was so busy rubbernecking, trying to get a good view of the accident, that he was almost part of another accident.