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Definition of Rubberneck
1. Noun. A tourist who is visiting sights of interest.
Generic synonyms: Holidaymaker, Tourer, Tourist
Derivative terms: Excursion, Excursion, Sightsee, Trip
2. Verb. Strain to watch; stare curiously. "The cars slowed down and the drivers rubbernecked after the accident"
3. Noun. A person who stares inquisitively.
Definition of Rubberneck
1. Noun. Someone who engages in rubbernecking, or turning and staring. ¹
2. Noun. (US obsolete) A tourist. ¹
3. Noun. Someone or something with a flexible neck. ¹
4. Verb. 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rubberneck
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rubberneck
Literary usage of Rubberneck
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Best Short Stories of ... and the Yearbook of the American Short Story edited by Edward Joseph Harrington O'Brien (1918)
"rubberneck," returned Romeo sullenly. To show general scorn, ... He ruffled up
his neck feathers, repeating " rubberneck, I'm cold as the deuce; ..."
2. Proceedings of the American Society for Psychical Research by American Society for Psychical Research (1915)
"When I tell about rubberneck Row I can smell limburger cheese, ... The writer
once strolled past rubberneck Row, and while heads were not protruded from ..."
3. The Personality of American Cities by Edward Hungerford (1913)
"The " rubberneck wagons " were multiplying. Today Chinatown is frankly commercial.
... The paid guides and the " rubberneck wagons" have completed the ruin. ..."
4. The Personality of American Cities by Edward Hungerford (1913)
"The " rubberneck wagons " were multiplying. Today Chinatown is frankly commercial
... The paid guides and the " rubberneck wagons " have completed the ruin. ..."
5. The Personality of American Cities by Edward Hungerford (1913)
"The " rubberneck wagons " were multiplying. Today Chinatown is frankly commercial.
... The paid guides and the " rubberneck wagons" have completed the ruin. ..."
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