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rubberneck noun

  /ˈɹʌbɚˌnɛk/
  • Someone who engages in rubbernecking, or turning and staring.
 badaud

rubbernecker noun

  /ˈrʌbəˌnɛkə/ , /ˈrʌbɚˌnɛkɚ/
  • (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.
 badaud, badaude, curieuse, curieux

rubberneck verb

  /ˈɹʌbɚˌnɛk/
  • 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.
 faire le badaud

rubbernecking noun

  /ˈɹʊbɚˌnɛkɪŋ/
  • The act of slowing down whilst driving a vehicle, in order to see the scene of an accident.
 faire le badaud
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