bumper bullet

English

1957 Buick with bumper bullets on sides of the bumper

Example of bumper bullets with extreme bullet-like shape

Noun

bumper bullet (plural bumper bullets)

1. Synonym of dagmar
   • 2009, Christopher Moore, A Dirty Job: A Novel, →ISBN:

     The first of the Morrigan turned in time to take a bumper bullet in the thigh before she was dragged and folded under the car and spit out the back into a black heap.

   • 2015, David Temple, Motorama: GM's Legendary Show & Concept Cars, →ISBN, page 43:

     The prototype's other features included two-piece bumper bullets and anodized-gold Corvette script under the crossed-flags emblem and on the deck lid.

   • 2018, Patrick Hill, Tri-Five Chevrolet Data & ID Guide, →ISBN, page 175:

     Because of the unique shape of the 1957 bumper and the incorporated bumper bullets and their optional cushions, the front bumper guards for the '57 model year were more sedate than the previous models and just had these two centrally located vertical guards.