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.

---

bumper sticker British  

noun

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

---

Example Sentences

There can be a multiplier effect from supporters who gave only $5 but then displayed a yard sign or bumper sticker and talked to neighbors about their candidate.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

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

She drove a Volkswagen with a “Nuclear Free New Zealand” bumper sticker but hadn’t read anything about the Rainbow Warrior.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025

She refused to let her dad fix them, just like with the bumper sticker.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner