To turn your head while passing by something/someone or someone/something is passing by you. Either slowly turning your head to track your eyes on the spectacle or to repeatedly turn your head to keep looking at it.
They slowed down to rubberneck at the car accident.
People have been rubber necking at me all day. Is my fly down or something?
People have been rubber necking at me all day. Is my fly down or something?
by eilan427 May 2, 2017
The act of looking at something as you drive by. People do it when they come past an accident. Also tourists do it when they are observing the scenery when they are driving. It quite often causes traffic to slow down because the person looking generally slows down a bit to look out their window or windshield.
"That tourist in front of us is just rubber necking and causing this traffic jam."
"If that guy hadn't been rubber necking I wouldn't have been late for work."
"If that guy hadn't been rubber necking I wouldn't have been late for work."
by IceWarm January 9, 2006
The reaction of drivers as they pass by an accident scene; to drive aimlessly while looking away from the road at something happening off road.
The accident caused a traffic jammed, which was worsened by all the passers-by and their rubber necks checking it out.
by The Genius February 14, 2004
when all of the sudden traffic gets really heavy and there is no reason for there to be so much traffic until you move up enough to see an accident. all the cars are slowing down and rubber necking to see the car accident which causes another accident and more rubbernecking and so on.
by BigBlondBurlyBoy August 20, 2005
by handle August 15, 2003
*hot girl with big bust walks by*
guy: *looks at back at her*
girl: *hits guy* you were totally just rubber necking her. You're supposed to be paying attention to me.
guy: *looks at back at her*
girl: *hits guy* you were totally just rubber necking her. You're supposed to be paying attention to me.
by whatitreallyis December 26, 2016
by Dogsandpandas June 5, 2011