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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Tesla owners preemptively put bumper stickers on their vehicles to distance themselves from the company’s CEO. Michael Khouw, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025 His effort to put an amusing spin on the buyer’s remorse is certainly a cut above the anti-Musk bumper stickers that have become internet bestsellers and now adorn many a Tesla — including Cybertrucks. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025 Other college merchandise, such as a sweatshirt or bumper stickers. Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 21 Mar. 2025 Police and social media users scoured a grainy 46-second video of a man beating his dog in a parking lot for any clues — a bumper sticker, the make and model of his car, the location — that might have led to his identity. Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 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 15 Apr. 2025.

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