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The act of slowing down whilst driving a vehicle, in order to see the scene of an accident. / Generally, any act of observation in a manner considered unduly overt or otherwise unseemly.

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rubbernecking

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Source Word

rubbernecking

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈɹʊbɚˌnɛkɪŋ/

Noun

uncountable

The act of slowing down whilst driving a vehicle, in order to see the scene of an accident. / Generally, any act of observation in a manner considered unduly overt or otherwise unseemly.

Japanese Meaning

事故現場などを見ようとして、運転中に速度を落とす行為 / 不適切なほどに近くで見物する行為、または過剰に観察する態度

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The police warned against rubbernecking, saying it only made traffic worse after the two-car collision.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

警察は事故見物（事故現場を見ようとして速度を落とす行為）をやめるよう警告し、二台の車が関係する衝突の後で交通渋滞を悪化させるだけだと言った。

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The act of slowing down whilst driving a vehicle, in order to see the scene of an accident.

The resulting wreckage blocks the entire southbound side of the Interstate, while the inevitable rubbernecking slows traffic on the northbound side to little more than the speed of a brisk walk.

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