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fender bender

or fend·er-bend·er

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noun Informal.
  1. 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-ender

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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.

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    Migrants in Limbo

    Bryan Curtis

    July 30, 2010