Rubbernecker
October 1, 2008
Filed under Word Of The Week
Tags: accident, Dane Cook, gawk, listen, restaurants, Rubbernecker, slippers, stare
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to look about or stare with great curiosity, as by craning the neck or turning the head. |
–verb (used with object)
| 2. | to gawk at: The tieup was due to drivers rubbernecking an accident. |
–noun Also, rub·ber·neck·er.
| 3. | a sightseer; tourist. |
| 4. | an extremely curious person. |
Americans these days love to rubberneck. When there is a car accident, you are guaranteedto see a rubbernecker. Dane Cook does a bit about accidents, and how Americans love to watch the "actions." He refers to a man standing on the corner saying that he was in his kitchen when he heard a bang, so he grabbed his slippers and went out side; then another man says he was in the living room, and he didn’t even grab shoes. I admit to rubbernecking myself. When I see a car accident, I love to try to see what is going on. It applies to more than accidents though. In a restaurant one day I heard a couple arguing, and being the rubbernecker that I am, I listened closely. I then began to notice the other people around doing the same.
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