Definition of "rubbernecker" []

• Slang A gawking onlooker. (noun)

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• "If I went to New York I would be worse than a rubbernecker."
• "Becoming a Google rubbernecker -- gawking at someone's life from afar and finding something insulting or embarrassing there -- reminds me of the prank of pasting a "Kick Me Hard" sign on an unwitting victim's back."
• "I felt like a rubbernecker, but was compelled to know more about this lady."