Rubber-necking media wouldn't do it if there wasn't an audience and advertisers.
From the guardian.co.uk
I glance at her immaculately manicured nails and can't imagine her necking a pint.
From the metro.co.uk
I mean full-on necking, touching, etc, and they weren't even really hiding it.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
Necking is used to establish dominance and can occur at low or high intensity.
From the en.wikipedia.org
On warm days, its steps are packed with young people hanging out and necking.
From the latimes.com
I'd also been rubber-necking and clocking visual signifiers from toddlerhood.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The kids spend most of their time necking at the drive-in or necking in lovers'lane.
From the time.com
The first one I clocked was Eleanor, a nice Jewish girl, necking a bottle of tequila.
From the independent.co.uk
Some do it for pure rubber-necking thrills or even a spot of Schadenfreude.
From the independent.co.uk
More examples
Gorgerin: the molding at the top of a column
Caressing: affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
(necked) having a neck or having a neck especially as specified (often used in combination)
Necking, in engineering or materials science, is a mode of tensile deformation where relatively large amounts of strain localize disproportionately in a small region of the material.P.W. ...
Reducing an end of a blown glass to form a bottle neck.
Great word meaning "making out passionately." But also kind of weird.
(1) Reducing the cross-sectional area of metal in a localized area by stretching. (2) Reducing the diameter of a portion of the length of a cylindrical shell or tube.
The neck-swinging behaviorIn biology, an organism's activity in response to its environment. The study of animal behavior is called ethology. seen between male giraffes, usually as part of dominance and courtshipAll behavioral patterns leading to breeding or pair formation. rituals.
Also known as COLLARINO, a wide surface at the top of a Tuscan, Doric, or Ionic column. See ORDERS OF ARCHITECTURE.