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fender bender

A small car accident in which minimal damage is incurred. Michelle was a new driver so she was extremely upset when she had her first accident. Luckily, it was a fender bender and there was no real damage to either car involved.

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fender bender

Fig. a minor car accident. A small fender bender tied up traffic on the expressway for hours!

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a fender bender

  (American informal)

a car accident in which a car is slightly damaged We got into a fender bender just as we were leaving the parking lot at the mall.

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fender-bender

1. n. a minor accident. (see also rear-ender.) There are a couple of fender-benders on the expressway this morning, so be careful.

2. n. a reckless driver (who causes minor accidents). I can’t get insurance on my seventeen-year-old, who is a hopeless fender-bender.