bumper to bumper

bump·er to bump·er

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Definitions of bumper to bumper words

phrase bumper to bumper If traffic is bumper to bumper, the vehicles are so close to one another that they are almost touching and are moving very slowly. 3
adjective bumper to bumper (of traffic) forming long, slow-moving queues 3
adjective bumper to bumper of or having a long line of cars very close together on a road and, often, moving slowly 3
adjective bumper to bumper traffic: gridlocked, slow 1
adverb bumper to bumper traffic: slowly, at gridlock 1
adjective bumper to bumper Alternative form of bumper-to-bumper. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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