Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which bumps.
- noun A log of wood placed over a ship's side to keep off ice, or anything similarly used; a fender.
- To fill to the brim.
- noun A cup or glass filled to the brim, especially when drunk as a toast.
- noun A crowded house at a theatrical benefit, or the like.
- Brimming; abundant; very good; as, a bumper crop.
- noun In pianoforte-making, same as
counter-check , 2. - noun A species of pompano-like fish, Chloroscombrus chrysurus, of the family Carangidæ, found on the South Atlantic coast and about Cuba. Also called
casabe . - noun In felt-hat manuf., a machine used for consolidating the felted material.
- noun In Eng. whist, a rubber of 8 points.
- To toast by drinking off a bumper.
- To drink bumpers: as, “we all sang and bumpered away,”
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A cup or glass filled to the brim, or till the liquor runs over, particularly in drinking a health or toast.
- noun Cant A covered house at a theater, etc., in honor of some favorite performer.
- noun That which bumps or causes a bump.
- noun Anything which resists or deadens a bump or shock, such as a metal or rubber rim extending from an object; a buffer.
- noun (Motor vehicles) a protective guard device, usually of metal or rubber, attached horizontally to the front or rear of the frame of a vehicle, designed to resist or deaden a bump or shock, and to prevent damage to the main frame of the vehicle in low-velocity collisions.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete A drinking
vessel filled to thebrim . - noun colloquial Anything
large or successful (now usually attributively). - noun automotive
Parts at thefront andback of avehicle which are meant toabsorb theimpact of acollision ;fender - noun Any mechanical
device used to absorb an impact,soften a collision, orprotect against impact - noun Someone or something that
bumps . - noun cricket A
bouncer . - noun billiards A side wall of a
pool table . - noun broadcasting A short
ditty orjingle used to separate ashow from theadvertisements . - adjective colloquial
Large ; filled to the bumpers at the top of asilo .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast)
- noun a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
Etymologies
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Examples
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I call it and I did not coin the phrase bumper sticker politics. better than this.
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I hope the guy with his daughter in the car that got nudged sues for damages, ie .. to property, personal injury (he should have claimed whiplash injury) and civil rights violations since his Obama bumper is the cause for the teabaggers rage.
Think Progress » Obama bumper sticker fuels violent political road rage in Tennessee. 2010
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Earlier in the year, he said the GMB would collect enough maize from farmers after what he described as a bumper harvest from the
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Republicans (with the help Matt Drudge) did a great job at finding what I call the bumper-sticker negatives, be it contraceptives or STD treatment or sod for the National Mall.
ModerateVoters.org 2009
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( "birds of a feather flock together"), Mr. Cacioppo, the principal author, comes perilously close to cheerleading what he calls bumper-sticker wisdom.
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She also still has her McCain/Palin bumper sticker on the back of her short bus.
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She also still has her McCain/Palin bumper sticker on the back of her short bus.
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He lives to talk in bumper stickers because he knows he is far too stupid to understand … well pretty much anything.
Think Progress » Drilling Is Not The Solution To Create Jobs And Reduce Reliance On Foreign Oil 2010
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She also still has her McCain/Palin bumper sticker on the back of her minivan ..
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She also still has her McCain/Palin bumper sticker on the back of her short bus.
slumry commented on the word bumper
a cup or glass filled to the brim
August 2, 2007
yarb commented on the word bumper
Citation on egg on.
October 9, 2008
ruzuzu commented on the word bumper
See English suntan.
February 10, 2010
knitandpurl commented on the word bumper
I didn't know the "drinking glass filled to the brim" sense of it 'til now.
""Don't tell me you haven't had orange juice before."
"Only a couple of times. It's very expensive. It comes from the orangery and one drinks it only on very special occasions. I had a glass on my eleventh birthday. Can I have more? Can you bumper it?"
"Bumper it?" asked Evelyn, the mother, as she poured.
"Yes. Fill it to the brim.""
Under the Harrow by Mark Dunn, p 89
September 2, 2011
fbharjo commented on the word bumper
bumper car(es )( and pours (pore over)) carefully
September 3, 2011
bilby commented on the word bumper
That sense is very British, meseems.
September 3, 2011