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Thursday, February 12, 2009

TV COMMERCIAL - AIR TRAN

POLL - answer

What's the meaning of "rubberneck(er)"?
pillow
onlooker
old man
corpse

There were 4 votes in this poll and they were divided like this:
1 = pillow
1 = onlooker
1 = old man
1 = corpse

Take a look at the explanation below:

A RUBBERNECK(ER) is an... ONLOOKER
: person who is curious enough to stay somewhere just to see things

Synonyms: rubberneck = onlooker = bystander

Examples:
- The crime scene was surrounded by rubberneckers who wanted to see the bodies of the victims.

- A handful of rubbernecks watched the street performer.

Best wishes,
André