bumper sticker

noun

: a strip of adhesive paper or plastic bearing a printed message and designed to be stuck on a vehicle's bumper

Examples of bumper sticker in a Sentence

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Our strength comes from diversity, but that is not our bumper sticker slogan. Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2024 The campaign also incorporates offline activities, encouraging supporters to attend flag-waving events on street corners, hand out bumper stickers and yard signs, write to their local representatives, and seek airtime on local TV and radio stations to spread the conspiracy. David Gilbert, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024 Their message spread to yard signs, bumper stickers and T-shirts. J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024 Molly Taft License Plate Readers Are Creating a US-Wide Database of More Than Just Cars From Trump campaign signs to Planned Parenthood bumper stickers, license plate readers around the US are creating searchable databases that reveal Americans’ political leanings and more. Nena Farrell, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bumper sticker 

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bumper sticker was in 1948

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“Bumper sticker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bumper%20sticker. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.

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