gawker

noun

Definition of gawkernext
as in rubberneck

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  1. rubberneck
  2. spy
  3. gaper
  4. peeper
  5. snoop
  6. interloper
  7. busybody
  8. buttinsky
Noun
  • Flimflam felt better in the mouth than swindle, and rubberneck was a more agreeable verb than crane.
    Ralph Keyes, Time, 1 Apr. 2021
  • What can only be described as a rubberneck-inducing, Alfalfa hair situation ensues, rendering her date-night vibe—a formfitting V-neck pink dress and no-makeup makeup look—virtually irreparable.
    Kate Branch, Vogue, 15 July 2018
Definition of rubberneck
Noun
  • Iranian officials told Newsweek that their intelligence services would be more likely to recruit non-Muslim individuals without links to Iran as Israeli officials accuse the Islamic Republic of cultivating spy rings in anticipation of future attacks.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The series will be produced by Charman’s own production company Binocular Productions, which was the company behind Netflix spy series Treason.
    Peter White, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of spy
Noun
  • This pairing from Wildhorn worked in perfect harmony to keep gaper-gap at bay and airflow going directly from cutouts at the top of the helmet vents into the goggles.
    Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Another man asked if putting up higher barriers in the median might help with the dreaded gaper’s blocks that happen every time there’s an accident.
    Michelle L. Quinn, chicagotribune.com, 20 Oct. 2021
Definition of gaper
Noun
  • But what did come into clear view on occasion were delicately winged peepers.
    Jennifer Weil, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The most inventive touch: those peepers on his clawed hands, rising to give the monster sight at the exact moment that audiences might decide to block their vision with a defensive palm.
    A.A. Dowd, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
Definition of peeper
Noun
  • And a feature called Track Cleaner wipes away tracks and traces of your computer and internet use, to foil snoops.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Scores of security guards keep the homeless, the snoops and the patent-stealers at bay, while the dealmakers pack into the cramped Westin St. Francis hotel and its surrounds to meet with cash-hungry executives from biotech and other health care companies.
    Molly Castle Work and Arthur Allen, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2024
Definition of snoop
Noun
  • But a sharp-eyed auto insurer felt something was off about the furry interloper.
    Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • For one thing, Sweet Sue and the interlopers head by train not to Miami, but to California.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of interloper
Noun
  • The moment of recognition is fleeting but will soon enough be pivotal to the show — especially as it is cushioned by many a microaggression on both women (one Black, one Jewish) at the hands of the busybody store employees.
    Manuel Betancourt, Vulture, 19 July 2024
  • Conservatives have long scorned Democrats as overbearing busybodies who want to take away your freedoms to make money, own guns, operate a business and cook with gas.
    Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of busybody
Noun
  • Linda Tripp, world-famous buttinsky , Dropped a dime on M. Lewinsky.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2020
  • Rather, the story is set in motion by Kevin O’Neill (Rick Holmes), a private-equity manager and arrogant buttinsky who takes an interest in Cara.
    Jesse Green, New York Times, 6 June 2018
Definition of buttinsky
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