"fender-bender" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fender-benders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fender-bender (plural fender-benders)
  1. (chiefly US) A minor accident involving at least one motor vehicle. Tags: US Categories (topical): Automotive Synonyms: prang, bingle, fender bender Related terms: crash, wreck Translations (minor car accident): Buserer [masculine] (Bavarian), dobladora de parafang [feminine] (Catalan), blikschade [feminine] (Dutch), peltikolari (Finnish), accrochage (French), Blechschaden [masculine] (German), strisciata [feminine] (Italian), stłuczka [feminine] (Polish), arranhãozinho [masculine] (Portuguese), небольшое ДТП (nebolʹšoje) [neuter] (Russian), мелкая ава́рия (melkaja) [feminine] (Russian), toque [masculine] (Spanish), raspón [masculine] (Spanish)

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