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fender bender

fender bender is the alternative spelling of fender-bender.

Meaning of fender-bender

Noun

fender-bender (plural fender-benders)

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

Forms of fender bender

pluralfender benders

Questions about fender bender

What is fender bender the alternative spelling of?
Fender bender is the alternative spelling of fender-bender.

Words near fender bender in the dictionary

  1. fended for oneself
  2. fended off
  3. fender
  4. fender beam
  5. fender beams
  6. fender bender
  7. fender benders
  8. fender skirt
  9. fender skirts
  10. fender-bender
  11. fender-benders

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