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bumper-to-bumper
[ buhm-per-tuh-buhm-per ]
adjective
- marked by a long line of cars moving slowly or with many stops and starts, one behind the other:
bumper-to-bumper traffic.
- Informal. following one another in profusion:
bumper-to-bumper worries.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bumper-to-bumper1
First recorded in 1935–40
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