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rub·ber·neck

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sightseer, excursionist, tripper, rubbernecknoun

    a tourist who is visiting sights of interest

  2. rubberneck, rubberneckerverb

    a person who stares inquisitively

  3. rubberneckverb

    strain to watch; stare curiously

    "The cars slowed down and the drivers rubbernecked after the accident"

Wiktionary

  1. rubbernecknoun

    Someone who engages in rubbernecking, or turning and staring.

  2. rubbernecknoun

    A tourist.

  3. rubbernecknoun

    Someone or something with a flexible neck.

  4. rubberneckverb

    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.

ChatGPT

  1. rubberneck

    Rubberneck refers to someone who slows down, turns their head, and stares at something of interest, often a scene of an accident or anything unusual happening. This term is typically used to describe motorists who unnecessarily slow down to look at an incident on the road. It can also relate to an overly curious or inquisitive person.

Wikidata

  1. Rubberneck

    Rubberneck is the most successful album by the Post-grunge band Toadies. It was released in August 1994 on Interscope Records and attained RIAA gold and platinum status in December 1995 and December 1996 respectively. The album produced the band's most popular single, "Possum Kingdom". The song's master track is featured in the Xbox 360 version of the video game Guitar Hero II.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of rubberneck in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of rubberneck in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of rubberneck in a Sentence

  1. Kate Bossert:

    Part of it is fascination with the spectacular, who doesn’t want to stop and rubberneck?


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