Crossword clues for rubberneck
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. 1 Someone who engages in rubbernecking, or turning and staring. 2 (context US obsolete English) A tourist. 3 Someone or something with a flexible neck. vb. To watch by crane the neck (as though it were made of rubber), especially if the observer and observed are in motion relative to each other.
WordNet
n. a tourist who is visiting sights of interest [syn: sightseer, excursionist, tripper]
a person who stares inquisitively
v. strain to watch; stare curiously; "The cars slowed down and the drivers rubbernecked after the accident"
Wikipedia
Rubberneck is the most successful album by American rock band Toadies. It was released in August 1994 on Interscope Records and attained RIAA gold and platinum status in December 1995 and December 1996 respectively. The album produced the band's most popular single, " Possum Kingdom". The song's master track is featured in the Xbox 360 version of the video game Guitar Hero II. It was also released for the video game Rock Band 3 in a pack that contained "Away" and "Tyler" as well.
In 2014, in honor of the album's 20th anniversary, Kirtland Records re-released the album on CD and vinyl on April 1. The album was remastered and also includes five bonus tracks. Three of the bonus tracks are previously unreleased songs from the original album's sessions, including "Run in with Dad" and a cover of Pylon's "Stop It", both of which were previously recorded for Velvet, and "Rockfish", an early version of "Waterfall", a song later recorded for Feeler, the intended follow-up to Rubberneck. The other two bonus tracks are early live versions of "Possum Kingdom" and "Tyler", recorded at Trees Dallas on December 5, 1991 The vinyl only features the original 11 album tracks, and includes a download of the five bonus tracks.
Also in honor of the album's 20th anniversary, current band member Clark Vogeler made Dark Secrets: The Stories of Rubberneck, a 23-minute documentary about the album, featuring original behind-the-scenes footage recorded by Lisa Umbarger as well as newly recorded interviews. It was debuted on March 10, 2014 at The Kessler Theater in Dallas, TX. The documentary was then posted on the internet two days later.
Usage examples of "rubberneck".
Chanterelle said, almost blocking me as I pulled away from the side of the glass, reversing into the press of jostlers behind me, rubbernecking to get a glimpse of the fabled fish.
The sidewalks were jammed with costumed jokers and rubbernecking nats.
Somebody stuck his head into the compartment where Johnson was rubbernecking: Danny Perez, one of the radiomen who'd helped show the world a sardonic face while the space station stayed in orbit.
She rubbernecked toward the door—only for a second, but it would have to do.
It had stopped for a moment as the driver rubbernecked the accident, then as more police arrived it had taken off.
If she passed one on the highway, she never rubbernecked but carefully kept her gaze averted and got past the accident site as soon as she could.
Buddy, predictably, didn't waste a moment rubbernecking, which meant I couldn't see as much of this strange space as I wanted to.
People who actually had to go someplace—me, for instance—got stuck right along with the rubbernecking fools.
People were standing on the sidewalk rubbernecking the way they always do when something goes wrong.
When dawn allowed the rubbernecks at the corn-operated telescopes to enjoy the drama, the party had begun a descent.
I didn't want a bunch of stupid rubbernecks looking at me when I was all gory.
And what made it worse, there were at least a couple of hundred rubbernecks that didn't have anything better to do than stand around and watch everybody falling all over themselves.
Flew level with the top windows, full of rubbernecks watching us and waving while he cranked away at them.
The uniformed man pointed up at the rubbernecks on the end of the pier.
People in cars with plates from the Midwest and South rubbernecked, and the drivers ignored the traffic signs, seeming to delight in suicidal lane changes and illegal turns onto one-way streets.