fender-bender

noun

A minor accident involving at least one motor vehicle.

“My insurance went up even though all my accidents were just fender-benders.”

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Meanings

nounfender-bender (plural fender-benders)

plural fender-benders · alternative fender bender

  1. USslangA 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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA minor accident involving at least one motor vehicle.

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prangbingleshunt
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bingleprang

Translations

Catalan dobladora de parafang
  • dobladora de parafangminor car accident
Chinese Mandarin 輕微擦撞 /轻微擦撞
  • 輕微擦撞 /轻微擦撞minor car accident
Dutch blikschade
  • blikschademinor car accident
Finnish peltikolari
  • peltikolariminor car accident
French accrochage
  • accrochageminor car accident
German Blechschaden
  • Blechschadenminor car accident
Italian strisciata
  • strisciataminor car accident
Polish stłuczka
  • stłuczkaminor car accident
Portuguese arranhãozinho
  • arranhãozinhominor car accident
Russian небольшое ДТП, мелкая ава́рия
  • небольшое ДТП (nebolʹšoje)minor car accident
  • мелкая ава́рия (melkaja)minor car accident
Spanish topetón, raspón
  • topetónminor car accident
  • raspónminor car accident
  • topetazominor car accident
Cite this entry
APA

fender-bender. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fender-bender

MLA

“fender-bender.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fender-bender. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fender-bender,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fender-bender.

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