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bumper-to-bumper

bump·er-to-bump·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [buhm-per too buhm-per]
    • /ˈbʌm pər tu ˈbʌm pər/
    • /ˈbʌm.pə(r) tuː ˈbʌm.pə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buhm-per too buhm-per]
    • /ˈbʌm pər tu ˈbʌm pər/

Definitions of bumper-to-bumper word

  • adjective bumper-to-bumper marked by a long line of cars moving slowly or with many stops and starts, one behind the other: bumper-to-bumper traffic. 1
  • adjective bumper-to-bumper Informal. following one another in profusion: bumper-to-bumper worries. 1
  • adjective bumper-to-bumper Very crowded and slow-moving, particularly with regard to motor vehicle traffic. 0
See all 3 definitions of bumper-to-bumper

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Origin of bumper-to-bumper

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40

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Parts of speech for Bumper-to-bumper

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Bumper-to-bumper

bumper-to-bumper popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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