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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Hundreds marched against violence toward women, bumper stickers bearing her name appeared on cars and residents called for justice, the outlets reported. Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 10 Dec. 2025 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 Others slapped on bumper stickers denouncing Musk. Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 14 Nov. 2025 Again banners give way to LGBTQ flags and anti-Elon Musk bumper stickers in Marin County, where opposition to Prop 50 is much harder to find. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 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 25 Dec. 2025.

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