fender bender

noun

: a minor automobile accident

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The suit alleged that the NYPD’s former acting chief of staff and deputy communications chief, Tarik Sheppard, threatened to kill Donlon and leaked his wife’s arrest for a fender bender to the media. Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026 Common Types of Personal Injury Cases in Florida Florida sees a steady flow of car accident claims, from everyday fender benders to collisions that leave someone facing long-term recovery. Maria Williams, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026 Ruzek heads to a local bar to see if anyone knows the owner, making up a story about a fender bender. Claire Franken, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2025 Calling this a rough season is like referring to the Titanic’s collision with the iceberg as a fender bender. Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fender bender

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 21 Feb. 2026.

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