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fender bender

or fend·er-bend·er

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noun Informal.

a collision between motor vehicles in which there is only minor damage.

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RELATED WORDS

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 bender, fender pile, fendered, feneration, fenestella, fenestra

Origin of fender bender

First recorded in 1960–65
Dictionary.com Unabridged 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.

    Migrants in Limbo|Bryan Curtis|July 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST