rubberneck vs snoop

rubberneck

noun
  • Someone who engages in rubbernecking, or turning and staring. 

  • Someone or something with a flexible neck. 

verb
  • To watch by craning the neck (as though it were made of rubber), especially if the observer and observed are in motion relative to each other. 

snoop

noun
  • One who snoops 

  • The act of snooping 

  • A private detective 

verb
  • To secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others. 

  • To be devious and cunning so as not to be seen. 

How often have the words rubberneck and snoop occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )