rubbernecking
noun[U]
disapprovinguk/ˈrʌb.ə.nek.ɪŋ/us/ˈrʌb.ɚ.nek.ɪŋ/theactivityoflookingat something in astupidway,especiallywhen thisinvolvesdrivingmoreslowlytolookat anaccident:
Rubbernecking hascausedcountlessaccidentsat thespot.
See
rubbernecker
- He does notencouragerubbernecking orautographhunters.
- There was astrangemixofheartfeltsympathyandcarcrashrubbernecking.
- Suddentragicdeathcaninspireemotionalrubbernecking.
On the road: accidents involving vehicles
- anti-collision
- bird strike
- brake
- car crash
- crash-landing
- cropper
- derail
- derailment
- overshoot
- prang
- rear-end
- road toll
- roadkill
- RTA
- run(something)intosomething/someone
- runsomeone/somethingdown
- runsomeone/somethingover
- shunt
- stack
- stack up
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