bender
One who, or that which, bends.
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Born ~1846 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
He didn’t wake up from his bender for 4 days. He was blacked out for the first 4 days he meant to say.
Bender, it's kill or be killed
Hilmor 1839032 CBK Compact Tubing Bender Kit, 1/4" to 7/8", HVAC Tools and Equipment for Copper, Steel, Aluminum, Brass Tube and Pipe Bending, Black #benders #brass #tubing #HVAC #bending #pipe
Shout out Bender in a Bun meal
Who's gonna secure the Venerable White House from this Maniacal destruction bender.
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One who, or that which, bends.
He's been out on a bender with his mates.
“He didn’t wake up from his bender for 4 days. He was blacked out for the first 4 days he meant to say.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Bender, it's kill or be killed”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Hilmor 1839032 CBK Compact Tubing Bender Kit, 1/4" to 7/8", HVAC Tools and Equipment for Copper, Steel, Aluminum, Brass Tube and Pipe Bending, Black #benders #brass #tubing #HVAC #bending #pipe”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Shout out Bender in a Bun meal”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Who's gonna secure the Venerable White House from this Maniacal destruction bender.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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A device to aid bending of pipes to a specific angle.
"bender" means a device to aid bending of pipes to a specific angle. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
"bender" is informal English meaning a device to aid bending of pipes to a specific angle. It is used widely across English varieties. A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "a device to aid bending of pipes to a specific angle" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "bender" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing. If you are a B2 or C1 learner, it is useful to recognise this word when you hear or read it, but think carefully about whether the situation really calls for it before using it yourself.
“Trump Administration Investigating Smith College Over Transgender Admissions (Michael C. Bender/New York Times)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“When it mattered most, the Philadelphia Athletics turned to Charles Bender, who led the AL in winning percentage three times. The Hall of Famer was born on this date in 1884 in Crow Wing County, Minn.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Looking at bWAR, it's Johnson by a good bit. He's at 57, Bender at 42, and then Rudy York and Jacoby Ellsbury at 31”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Born on this date: Logan Gilbert, Charles Bender, Larry Hisle, Charles Nagy, Mike Redmond, Lee Richmond... see more: https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/birthdays.cgi?month=05&day=05”
— Bluesky· May 2026“1980’s Ben Dera Ford – custom vehicle built by John Bender of Hilliard , Ohio . https://www.evshift.com/450293/1980s-ben-dera-ford-custom-vehicle-built-by-john-bender-of-hilliard-ohio/ 1980’s Ben Dera Ford – custom vehicle built by John Bender of Hilliard , Ohio . by SevenSharp”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(slang) A bout of heavy drinking.
: A couple of students of Williams College went over to North Adams on a bender. This would have been serious matter under the best of circumstances, but each returned with a “brick in his hat,” etc.
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