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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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 Staff Pick: The Tesla owners who want to ditch their cars A bumper sticker protesting Tesla CEO Elon Musk is shown on a Tesla car on March 12 in California. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2025 Meanwhile, more than 800 anti-Musk bumper stickers — most of which are intended to be placed on Tesla vehicles — have been sold on Amazon in the past month. Auzinea Bacon, CNN, 15 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 31 Mar. 2025.

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