RUBBERNECKER

rubberneck, rubbernecker

(noun) a person who stares inquisitively

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

rubbernecker (plural rubberneckers)

(originally, US) A person who rubbernecks; someone who cranes their neck as though it were made of rubber to see something (such as a tourist attraction) or to watch an event (such as an accident); a rubberneck.

Synonyms: gaper, gawker, gawper, onlooker, spectator, starer

Source: Wiktionary



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SOLICITOUSLY

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