nerf bar

noun

A tubular bumper running below the doors along the side of four-wheeled vehicle, in place of a running board.

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Meanings

nounnerf bar (plural nerf bars)

plural nerf bars

  1. A tubular bumper running below the doors along the side of four-wheeled vehicle, in place of a running board.

Origin

From nerf (“to bump lightly”).

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APA

nerf bar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nerf%20bar

MLA

“nerf bar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nerf%20bar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nerf bar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nerf%20bar.

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