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Rarerubberneck
The correct spelling is rubberneck.
How to pronounce rubberneck
noun
Say it like: Rub-ber-nek
The correct spelling is rubberneck. Someone who engages in rubbernecking, or turning and staring. For example: "The driver was so busy rubbernecking, trying to get a good view of the accident, that he was almost part of another accident."
Usage Examples
“The driver was so busy rubbernecking, trying to get a good view of the accident, that he was almost part of another accident.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Someone who engages in rubbernecking, or turning and staring.
- 2.A tourist.
- 3.Someone or something with a flexible neck.
verb
- 1.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.
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