bumper-to-bumper
[ buhm-per-tuh-buhm-per ]
/ ˈbʌm pər təˈbʌm pər /
adjective
marked by a long line of cars moving slowly or with many stops and starts, one behind the other: bumper-to-bumper traffic.
Informal.
following one another in profusion: bumper-to-bumper worries.
Origin of bumper-to-bumper
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby bumper-to-bumper
bumper car,
bumper guard,
bumper jack,
bumper pool,
bumper sticker,
bumper-to-bumper,
bumph,
bumping race,
bumpkin,
bumpoff,
bumppo, natty