"bumper sticker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bumper stickers [plural]
Etymology: bumper + sticker Etymology templates: {{m|en|bumper}} bumper, {{m|en|sticker}} sticker Head templates: {{en-noun}} bumper sticker (plural bumper stickers)
  1. (US) An adhesive label or decal, usually applied to the bumper or back end of an automobile, and displaying a short political, promotional, philosophical, or humorous message. Tags: US Synonyms: car-sticker [UK], bumper-sticker Related terms: lapel pin Translations (sticker): bumpersticker [masculine] (Dutch), gluebla aŭtoŝildo (Esperanto), puskuritarra (Finnish), Autoaufkleber [masculine] (German), برچسب سپر (barčasb-e separ) (Persian), stötfångardekal [common-gender] (Swedish), bakrutedekal [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-bumper_sticker-en-noun-OsyaaPsB Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of 'sticker': 77 23
  2. (US, figurative) Said of canned insight; a slogan or saying that is trite or lacks depth. Tags: US, figuratively Translations (canned insight): klišé (Czech), banalita (Czech), hokema (Finnish), yksinkertaistus (Finnish), iskulause (Finnish), slogan [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-bumper_sticker-en-noun-VG3-DZGZ Categories (other): American English Disambiguation of 'canned insight': 5 95

Inflected forms

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