- rubbernecks
- n. one who is curious; tourist, sightseer, visitor v. look at with curiosity, gawk at
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
rubbernecks
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rubberneck — [[t]rʌ̱bə(r)nek[/t]] rubbernecks, rubbernecking, rubbernecked also rubber neck VERB (disapproval) If someone is rubbernecking, they are staring at someone or something, especially in a rude or silly way. [INFORMAL] [V n] The second accident was… … English dictionary
rubberneck — UK [ˈrʌbə(r)ˌnek] / US [ˈrʌbərˌnek] verb [intransitive] Word forms rubberneck : present tense I/you/we/they rubberneck he/she/it rubbernecks present participle rubbernecking past tense rubbernecked past participle rubbernecked informal to look at … English dictionary
rubberneck — 1. n. one who stares at something or someone; a tourist. □ At noon the sidewalks are crowded with rubbernecks. □ See if that rubberneck over there has the correct time. 2. in. to stare (at something or someone). □ What are all those people… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
rub´ber|neck´er — rub|ber|neck «RUHB uhr NEHK», noun, verb, adjective. U.S. Slang. –n. a sightseer, especially an unsophisticated one or any other person who stares and gapes: »A good sized crowd of rubbernecks quickly gathered, anxious to see who had been bold… … Useful english dictionary
rub|ber|neck — «RUHB uhr NEHK», noun, verb, adjective. U.S. Slang. –n. a sightseer, especially an unsophisticated one or any other person who stares and gapes: »A good sized crowd of rubbernecks quickly gathered, anxious to see who had been bold enough to… … Useful english dictionary
