bumper sticker

American  

noun

1. an adhesive-backed strip of paper for sticking onto the rear bumper of an automobile, usually bearing a tourist advertisement, slogan, joke, etc.

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bumper sticker British  

noun

1. a label affixed to the rear windscreen or bumper of a motor vehicle displaying an advertisement or slogan

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Example Sentences

As the bumper sticker has it, “Think of the world we’ll be leaving Keith Richards.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

It was a philosophy she lived by marrying Ardell, a lifelong Republican who cast his first presidential vote for Barry Goldwater but later drove a car sporting a “Republicans for Obama” bumper sticker.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2025

My party’s bumper sticker would read, “A chicken in every pot and a Waymo in every city.”

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2025

If only Bowe and Nguyễn’s mission accomplishments weren’t overshadowed by Perry waving a daisy offering bumper sticker wisdom about “collective energy” and “making space for future women and taking up space and belonging.”

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2025

Emily looked up to see Matthew applying a bumper sticker for Flush to the face of the ticket machine.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman