bumper-to-bumper

[ buhm-per-tuh-buhm-per ]

adjective

1. marked by a long line of cars moving slowly or with many stops and starts, one behind the other:

   bumper-to-bumper traffic.

2. Informal. following one another in profusion:

   bumper-to-bumper worries.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bumper-to-bumper¹

First recorded in 1935–40