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  • noun idiomatic The front bumper of a car when used to bump another vehicle, usually to inform the driver of the other vehicle, that the first car would like to pass.

Etymologies

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The phrase most likely originated during NASCAR broadcasts in the 1970's when Stock Cars still had chrome bumpers.

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