rubber-necking


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Noun1.rubber-necking - going about to look at places of interestrubber-necking - going about to look at places of interest
sightseeing
looking, looking at, look - the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually; "he went out to have a look"; "his look was fixed on her eyes"; "he gave it a good looking at"; "his camera does his looking for him"
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To stand by smacks of rubber-necking at a road accident.
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He urged motorists to follow traffic rules for safety and called upon curious onlookers to stop rubber-necking at the accident sites so as to avoid traffic jams.
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Many fellow Villa fans (and rubber-necking outsiders) have given them stick for this move, arguing that it's an act of petulant self-indulgence which won't affect the club's coffers, but risks demoralising their team.
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