bumper sticker

noun

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

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The bumper sticker on the back of the car Sally was driving caught my eye — is that Paul’s car? Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Jan. 2026 The exterior is painted in bold turquoise and purple stripes, string lights adorn the multilevel porch seating areas, live music is a regular occurrence, and the dining room walls are covered in neon signs, surf boards, bumper stickers, and all kinds of other beachy paraphernalia. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2026 The photos are processed by artificial intelligence into data including time and location, plate number, car color and particularities like roof racks and bumper stickers. Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026 These days Bigfoot or Sasquatch can be found everywhere from bumper stickers to T-shirts to carved figures outside of gas stations. Sarah Sekula, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025 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 22 Jan. 2026.

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