fender bender

noun

: a minor automobile accident

Examples of fender bender in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Her own 1996 Ford Taurus was in a fender bender in January. Corina Knoll, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024 On the last day of his life, Jonathan Mauk got into a fender bender in the parking lot of the Walmart in Highland, an accident that would otherwise be of little consequence. Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024 What should a passenger do if their driverless vehicle gets into a fender bender? Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024 Police said no one was hurt in the collision and that the minor fender bender resulted in just a scratch or two, KTLA reported. Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fender bender 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1962, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fender bender was circa 1962

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“Fender bender.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fender%20bender. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

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