fender bender
or fender-bender
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noun Informal.
a collision between motor vehicles in which there is only minor damage.
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Origin of fender bender
First recorded in 1960–65
Words nearby fender bender
fencing, fencing wire, fend, Fendalton tractor, fender, fender bender, fendered, fender pile, fend for oneself, Fénelon, feneration
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