fender bender
or fend·er-bend·er
noun Informal.
a collision between motor vehicles in which there is only minor damage.
Origin of fender bender
First recorded in 1960–65
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Related Words for fender-bender
misfortune, disaster, setback, blunder, calamity, hazard, pileup, mistake, mishap, casualty, blow, smash, misadventure, collision, fluke, total, fender-bender, rear-enderExamples from the Web for fender-bender
Contemporary Examples of 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.
