rub´ber|neck´er

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 enough to jaywalk when the heat was on (New Yorker).

–v.i.
1. to stare or gape: »

Everyone has gone ashore to buy, to drink, to rubberneck (New Yorker).

2. to go sightseeing: »

He rubbernecked through Cairo last week (Time).

–adj.
of or for sightseeing: »

a rubberneck tour. She had flown through the Middle East with rubberneck stops at Beirut, Damascus, Amman, Jerusalem, and Tel Aviv (Time).

rub´ber|neck´er, noun.

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  • 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

  • rub·ber·neck — …   Useful english dictionary

  • rub — rub; rub·bage; rub·ber·ize; rub·ber·man; rub·bery; rub·bidge; rub·bish·ing; rub·bish·ly; rub·bishy; rub·ble·man; rub·bly; rub·eryth·ric; rub·eryth·rin·ic; rub·ber; rub·bish; rub·ble; mar·rub; rub·ber·neck·er; …   English syllables

  • ber — cy·ber; cy·ber·cafe; cy·ber·citizen; cy·ber·culture; cy·ber·nat·ed; cy·ber·na·tion; cy·ber·naut; cy·ber·porn; cy·ber·punk; cy·ber·sex; cy·ber·space; cy·ber·speak; cy·ber·surfer; fi·ber·scope; lib·ber; ok·to·ber·fest; sa·ber·met·rics; zeit·ge·ber; …   English syllables

  • neck — black·neck; dom·i·neck; neck; neck·er; neck·er·cher; neck·er·chief; neck·ing; neck·less; neck·let; kro·neck·er; neck·lace; rough·neck; dom·i·neck·er; dor·neck; rub·ber·neck·er; …   English syllables

  • rubbernecker — rub·ber·neck·er …   English syllables

  • rubberneck — rub•ber•neck [[t]ˈrʌb ərˌnɛk[/t]] Informal. 1) inf to stare with curiosity, as by craning the neck or turning the head 2) inf a curious onlooker 3) inf a sightseer or tourist Also, rub′ber•neck er. Etymology: 1895–1900 …   From formal English to slang

  • rubbernecker — rub·ber·neck·er (rŭbʹər nĕk ər) n. Slang A gawking onlooker. * * * …   Universalium

  • rubberneck — rub|ber|neck [ˈrʌbənek US ər ] v [i]informal to look around at something, especially something such as an accident while you are driving past used to show disapproval ▪ People rubbernecking in the southbound lane caused a second accident.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • rubberneck — rub|ber|neck [ rʌbər,nek ] verb intransitive INFORMAL to look at something, especially a car accident, as you are passing it: Passing drivers slowed down to rubberneck at the accident …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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