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bumper-to-bumper

[ buhm-per-tuh-buhm-per ]

adjective

  1. marked by a long line of cars moving slowly or with many stops and starts, one behind the other:

    bumper-to-bumper traffic.

  2. 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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