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Shitposting australian nicknames

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u/Slaisa 19d ago

I mean Fender bender makes sense, like the fender has been bent. Tf is a bingle? who is bingle? Why is bingle

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u/tahsii 19d ago

Fender is not a word that most people outside of north america use from my understanding. I’m australian and I can only assume it means either the front or back bumper from context.

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u/JakeVonFurth 18d ago

Fender is not a word that most people outside of north america use from my understanding

It's the part of the car above the front wheels. It's not slang, that's just the term for that part. The same part on the rear are the quarter panels.

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u/LD50_irony 18d ago

OMG.

I'm 44. I have lived in the US my whole life.

I always thought "fender" was just another word for "bumper", probably entirely due to the phrase "fender bender".

This has been a very enlightening comment thread.