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
21 April 2025
(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
