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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Police can log into a dashboard, enter a case number, and search not just by plate number, but also by make, model, or even bumper stickers. Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025 The cameras record not just the license plate numbers of the cars that pass them, but their make and distinctive features—broken windows, dings, bumper stickers. Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 All too often, people think of ending violence as an event simple enough to fit on a bumper sticker or the side of a coffee mug. Walter S. Dekeseredy, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025 Despite his controversial legacy, Uribe continues to command strong support among Colombian-Americans in South Florida, where his image adorns cafés, billboards and bumper stickers. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 July 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 16 Sep. 2025.

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