rubberneck, rubbernecker
(noun) a person who stares inquisitively
sightseer, excursionist, tripper, rubberneck
(noun) a tourist who is visiting sights of interest
rubberneck
(verb) strain to watch; stare curiously; “The cars slowed down and the drivers rubbernecked after the accident”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Coined in the sense of "tourist" in the United States in the late 19th century. A favored Americanism of H.L. Mencken.
rubberneck (plural rubbernecks)
Someone who engages in rubbernecking, or turning and staring.
Synonym: rubbernecker
(US, obsolete) A tourist.
Someone or something with a flexible neck.
rubberneck (third-person singular simple present rubbernecks, present participle rubbernecking, simple past and past participle rubbernecked)
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.
Source: Wiktionary
30 November 2024
(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
