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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Among the most cynical, examples like these may initially be written off as reflecting pleas to practice the random acts of kindness often trumpeted on bumper stickers. Linda R. Tropp, The Conversation, 21 May 2025 Especially the fact that anti-Musk bumper stickers have become the latest local trend. Heather Knight, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025 If the bumper sticker on the back of your car is the way to do it, then all the more power to you. Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 30 May 2025 The funniest, weirdest and most niche bumper stickers seen around L.A. Staying in 🦐 Here’s a recipe for shrimp saganaki with halloumi and harissa. Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 24 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 19 Jun. 2025.

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