fender bender
or fend·er-bend·er
noun Informal.
a collision between motor vehicles in which there is only minor damage.
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misfortune, disaster, setback, blunder, calamity, hazard, pileup, mistake, mishap, casualty, blow, smash, misadventure, collision, fluke, total, rear-ender
Nearby words
- fencing wire,
- fend,
- fend for oneself,
- fendalton tractor,
- fender,
- fender pile,
- fendered,
- feneration,
- fenestella,
- fenestra
Origin of fender bender
First recorded in 1960–65
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for fender-bender
Angela was in a fender-bender about four months ago—not her fault, she insisted—and a police officer asked to see Arizona ID.