fender bender

noun

: a minor automobile accident

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The crew has been linked to several robberies around the city where the suspects will get into a fender bender on purpose, then leap from their cars with masks and strip their victims of valuables, according to authorities. Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2025 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 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 18 Jan. 2025.

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