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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Another audience member suggested to put a bumper sticker on the car that would disavow Musk while still keeping the Tesla. Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025 Reduced to a bumper sticker: Eat a steak, save the salamander. Chris Dorsey, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025 Musk maintains that the company’s future remains bright A growing number of consumers who bought Tesla vehicles before Musk took over DOGE have been looking to sell or trade them in, while others have slapped on bumper stickers seeking to distance themselves from him. Michael Liedtke, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025 But the students there still find themselves on guard these days, defending their hoodies, hats and bumper stickers against would-be haters. Josh Shaffer, Hartford Courant, 29 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 16 May. 2025.

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