fender-bender

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fender-bender

noun fender-benders · fender bender

US, slang A minor accident involving at least one motor vehicle. My insurance went up even though all my accidents were just fender-benders.
Similar: prang, bingle, shunt

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noun minor car accident

Español	topetón, raspón, topetazo
中文	輕微擦撞 /轻微擦撞
Português	arranhãozinho
Français	accrochage
Deutsch	Blechschaden
Italiano	strisciata
Русский	небольшое ДТП nebolʹšoje, мелкая ава́рия melkaja

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@misc{fender_bender_2026,
  title = {fender-bender},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fender-bender},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}