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Gahkablahka

Traffic tie-up caused by people looking at an accident on the other side of the road (or sometimes at excessively enthusiastic human billboards). Only in Boston could you get "gawker" and "blocker" to rhyme. Coined by long-time WEEI traffic reporter Kevin O'Keefe, who also came up with "stall 'n' crawl," "cram 'n' jam" and "snail trail."

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Kevin O'Keefe also coined the now-common "fendah-bendah" if I'm not mistaken.

Jim on May 20, 2004 11:21 PM.

Also "creep & beep"

Doug on June 24, 2004 11:12 AM.

I've always heard em called "Rubbanecka's"

Dave on July 1, 2005 10:15 PM.

He also used "mope 'n' hope" once.

Al Mattei on March 1, 2006 09:28 AM.

gawker and blocker aren't supposed to rhyme?!?

Rachel on July 5, 2006 02:21 AM.

should really be Gawkablawka; the way it's spelled above looks like someone from Schenectady wrote it, like all my aunts, who used to call me Rah-bert.

Rob on July 27, 2007 09:17 PM.

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