fender-bender

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. Can you believe this nonsense? They're trying to charge us double on our insurance just because of that fender bender we had last month! Your car slid on an icy hill and only caused a fender bender? Wow, you got lucky.

See also: bender, fender

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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.

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