RUBBERNECK


Meaning of RUBBERNECK in English

I. -ˌnek noun

Date: circa 1896

1. : an overly inquisitive person

2. : tourist ; especially : one on a guided tour

II. intransitive verb

Date: 1896

1. : to look about, stare, or listen with exaggerated curiosity

drivers passing the accident slowed down to rubberneck

2. : to go on a tour : sightsee

• rub·ber·neck·er -ˌne-kər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.