fender

Related to fender: Ibanez, Fender Telecaster

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.
See also: bender, fender
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

fender bender

Fig. a minor car accident. A small fender bender tied up traffic on the expressway for hours!
See also: bender, fender
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

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.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

fender bender

A minor collision of automobiles, resulting in minimal damage. Dating from the mid-1900s, the term owes its long life to its rhyme. For example, “I hope my insurance company isn’t going to charge me for that little fender bender; I barely scratched the other car and no one was hurt.”
See also: bender, fender
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • bender
  • fender bender
  • fender-bender
  • by accident or design
  • design
  • (whether) by accident or design
  • accident
  • whether
  • by accident
  • waiting
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Fender looked "intoxicated" when pulled over, his pupils were dilated and a smell of cannabis wafted from the car as he said: "I just typed something in dead quick."
Novelty flick knife found in glove box
Fender claims the Newport will last for 12 hours of playback on a single charge.
Fender enters the Bluetooth speaker market
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Huron Capital's Drake Automotive acquires Fender Gripper
22 November 2016 - Henderson, Nevada-based automotive aftermarket products designer Drake Automotive Group has acquired Tyler, Texas-based automotive protective covers Fender Gripper Inc., the company said.
Drake Automotive Group Acquires Car Protective Cover Maker Fender Gripper
The really bad part was on one side: From the front platform to the seat hole, the iron had broken off, so half of the rear half of the axle, platform, fender and drawbar were gone.
Anything can be restored: battered Oliver 70 toy gets new lease on life
Now a Huddersfield music shop has upgraded its official Fender dealership status following support from a local business lender.
Music shop moves up the scale with key business loan
DP World incorporated Trelleborg's rubber quality standards into its fender specification for the Quay 4 refurbishment project at Terminal 1 of Jebel Ali Port in Dubai and deployed 60 super cone (SCN) 1300 fenders supplied by the company.
Trelleborg fenders for UAE port
The Fender Blender Pro is a human-powered exercise bicycle that comes with a blender attached.
Middle school blends up healthy habits with new exercise tool
"The front fender was already on the ground, and it was pretty bad, it was making a scratching sound on the asphalt road," the source claimed.
Superstar Beckham Gets Into Minor Car Mishap
Fort Lauderdale, FL, July 25, 2013 --(PR.com)-- AERE Docking Solutions, a world leader in the inflatable fender and mooring products industry for more than 15 years has joined forces with Italy's premier marine service and supply company, Mansueto Marine, to provide exclusive distributor-style stocking service to customers throughout Italy and the European Union.
AERE Docking Solutions Names Mansueto Marine as Exclusive Italian Distributor