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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But this idea, too, is merely placed on the movie like an anachronistic bumper sticker. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 20 May 2025 Lieberman’s bumper sticker wasn’t just a quirky decoration; it was tied to her deep love for goats, stemming from her time living on a goat farm and even caring for the animals as a teen. Ashley Vega, People.com, 5 May 2025 Another audience member suggested to put a bumper sticker on the car that would disavow Musk while still keeping the Tesla. Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025 Reduced to a bumper sticker: Eat a steak, save the salamander. Chris Dorsey, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 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 28 May. 2025.

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