rubbernecker
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
rubbernecker (plural rubberneckers)
- (originally, US) A person who rubberneck#Verb|rubbernecks; someone who crane#Verb|cranes their neck#Noun|neck as though it were made of rubber to see#Verb|see something (such as a tourist attraction) or to watch#Verb|watch an event#Noun|event (such as an accident); a rubberneck#Noun|rubberneck.
- Synonyms: gaper, gawker, gawper, onlooker, spectator, starer
- The minor accident caused a traffic jam as rubberneckers slowed down to get a good view of the battered cars.
- rubberneck
- rubbernecking (noun)
- French: badaud, badaude, curieux, curieuse
- German: Gaffer, Gafferin, Schaulustiger, Schaulustige
- Italian: curioso, curiosa, ficcanaso, impiccione, impicciona
- Russian: зева́ка
- Spanish: cotilla (colloquial), mirón, mirona
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