# rubberneck

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹʌbɚˌnɛk/

## Definitions
1. Someone who engages in rubbernecking, or turning and staring.
2. A tourist.
3. Someone or something with a flexible neck.

## Etymology
From rubber + neck. Coined in the sense of "tourist" in the United States in the late 19th century. A favored Americanism of H.L. Mencken.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rubberneck