fender bender

noun

: a minor automobile accident

Examples of fender bender in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Police have arrested a suspect in the fatal stabbing of a Bronx man who was a bystander following a minor fender bender. Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 19 July 2024 The bloody clash began when a group of people who witnessed the crash, including Gomez-Mesa, involved themselves in the disagreement sparked from the fender bender, police sources said. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 July 2024 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 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 31 Oct. 2024.

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