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To drive slowly by a car accident (or site having emergency vehicles) and turn the head to see anything gory.

This act exacerbates traffic delays.
Crews pulled the wreckage off the highway, but drivers continued to rubberneck and cause delays.
by AbnormalBoy April 16, 2004
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Intelligence agency term for "psychological operation". A government or corporate-sponsored operation, usually taking the form of a "terrorist attack" or "crazed gunman on a spree", with the intent of panicking the public into demanding more police and laws inhibiting freedom. Psyops are usually carried out by drugging a civilian or group of civilians with aggression-promoting drugs, psyching them up, arming them, and sending them out to commit mayhem. Government-sponsored terrorism. See also blackshirts, conspiracy
Person A: Man, that nutcase Martin Bryant guy shot 35 people in Tasmania!

Person B: No, he wasn't a nutcase, that was just a psyop so the government could have an excuse to ban guns.
by Mystikan April 11, 2006
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People who look at someone/something out of curiosity - even when they're not supposed to.
A fight began behind my friends and I. I didn't turn around , but all my friends did - ugh they're such rubbernecks sometimes.
by Poli-pocket November 09, 2016
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to drive slowly past a motor vehicle accident to see the crash
If these people would stop rubbernecking, we could drive past them.
by Light Joker August 16, 2005
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Some stupid retard that always slows down in the middle of the road just to watch some guy get arrested in the ditch! The type of guy to stare at someone taking pills and getting mad when asked to stop.
"Yo look at that stupid bitch over there"
"Yeah, he must be a rubberneck"
by il Fiery December 28, 2020
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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 13, 2004
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someone slowing traffic down because they are too busy looking at something/someone
"whats slowed the traffic down?"..."that guy up ahead is too busy rubbernecking!"
by pummelweed February 02, 2010
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