RUBBERNECK


Meaning of RUBBERNECK in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

also rub·ber·neck·er ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ə(r)

Etymology: rubberneck from rubber (II) + neck; rubbernecker from rubberneck (II) + -er

1. : an extremely inquisitive person

two cars had smashed together … and a cluster of rubbernecks had gathered around — John Brooks

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

II. intransitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: rubberneck (I)

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

limping out of bed to join the rubbernecking patients at the windows — Earle Birney

2. : to go on a tour : sight-see

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.